Peg - English meaning
Peg – definitions in English dictionary
nounA short pin or bolt, typically tapered at one end, that is used for securing something in place, hanging things on, or marking a position.
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She put her mac on a peg in the hallnounA point or limit on a scale, especially of exchange rates.
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The mexican peso, linked to the dollar by a crawling peg, was distinctly too highnounA measure of spirits.
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Have a peg of whiskynounA place marked by a peg and allotted to a competitor to fish or shoot from.
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The chosen venue was the far bank, below the dam, and we fished pegs three and four.nounA person's leg.
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I have a good right peg and the ball ended up in the back of the netnounA strong throw.
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Meanwhile, santa rounded third and headed for home, as the shortstop finally came to his senses and…
verbFix, secure, or mark with a peg or pegs.
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Drape plants with nets, pegging down the edgesverbFix (a price, rate, or amount) at a particular level.
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The dividend was pegged at 23.59pverbThrow (a ball) hard and low.
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The catcher pegs the ball to the first baseman
abbreviationPolyethylene glycol.
nounA synthetic resin made by polymerizing ethylene glycol, in particular any of a series of water-soluble oligomers and polymers used chiefly as solvents or waxes.
nounA small, shaped piece of wood or other material on which objects can be hung
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She hung her apron on the peg., there’s talk of trying to peg the value of the peso to the dollar.,…
nounAn official arrangement for a price, currency, etc. to stay at a particular level or within a particular range
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Peg against sth the government removed the currency from its peg against the dollar., peg sth at st…
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Word origin
late Middle English: probably of Low German origin; compare with Dutch dialect peg ‘plug, peg’. The verb dates from the mid 16th century.
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