peg

peg
[[t]pɛg[/t]]
n. v. pegged, peg•ging, adj.
1) bui a cylindrical or tapered pin of wood, metal, etc., driven or fitted into something as a fastening, support or stopper
2) a notch or degree:
to come down a peg[/ex]
3) an occasion, basis, or reason:
a peg to hang a grievance on[/ex]
4) mad one of the wooden or metal pins in the neck of a musical stringed instrument that are turned to adjust the pitch of the strings
5) inf Informal. a leg
6) inf Informal. a hard, accurate throw, esp. in baseball
7) brit.
Brit. clothespin
8) brit. an alcoholic drink, esp. a whiskey or brandy and soda
9) bui to fasten with or as if with pegs
10) to mark with pegs
11) to strike or pierce with or as if with a peg
12) to keep (a price, exchange rate, etc.) at a set level
13) inf Informal. to throw (a ball) forcefully
14) inf Informal. to identify:
to peg someone as a good prospect[/ex]
15) jou to base upon:
The feature story was pegged on the riots[/ex]
16) to work persistently
17) clo
Also, pegged. peg-top
Etymology: 1400–50; late ME pegge (n.), peggen (v.) < MD

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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