peg
/pɛɡ/
noun
- A small, usually cylindrical piece of wood, metal, or plastic used to fasten things, hang things on, or mark a position.
- The tent pegs held the fabric firmly to the ground.
- He used a peg to mark his spot on the map.
- She hung her coat on a wooden peg by the door.
- A clothespin.
- He bought a bag of wooden pegs for the laundry.
- The wind blew several pegs off the clothesline.
- She clipped the wet shirt to the line with a plastic peg.
- A level or degree, often used in phrases like 'take down a peg'.
- The loss took the team down a peg in the rankings.
- She needed to be brought down a peg after her boastful speech.
- His arrogance made everyone want to take him down a peg.
- A drink, especially of whiskey or other spirits.
- They each had a peg of brandy to warm up.
- He poured himself a peg of whiskey after work.
- She ordered a small peg of rum with her cola.
Synonyms
verb
- To fasten, attach, or mark with a peg or pegs.
- They pegged the map to the wall with thumbtacks.
- He pegged the tent securely into the ground.
- She pegged the wet clothes to the line.
- To fix or set (a price, value, or rate) at a particular level.
- The government pegged the price of bread to control inflation.
- They pegged the exchange rate to the dollar.
- The company pegged the salary increase to the cost of living.
- To identify or categorize someone or something in a particular way.
- The critics pegged the movie as a box office flop.
- I pegged him as a troublemaker from the start.
- She pegged the problem as a software glitch.
- To throw (a ball) forcefully, especially in baseball.
- She pegged the ball straight to the catcher.
- He pegged the runner out at second base.
- The outfielder pegged the ball to home plate.