Peg

/ˈpɛɡ/ · noun

Meaning

A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects..

Definitions by Sense

1. A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
2. A protrusion used to hang things on.
3. (figurative) A support; a reason; a pretext.
4. (cribbage) A peg moved on a crib board to keep score.
5. (finance) A fixed exchange rate, where a currency's value is matched to the value of another currency or measure such as gold.
6. (UK) A small quantity of a strong alcoholic beverage.
7. A place formally allotted for fishing
8. (colloquial, dated) A leg or foot.

Example Sentences

Hang your coat on the peg and come in.

a peg to hang a claim upon

The following became obvious quite quickly – the cryptosphere needed a nonvolatile peg.

This over, the club will be visited for a "peg," Anglice drink.

The name had come to mean any aromatic essence of herbs by the time the first thirsty colonial poured a peg of Who-shot-John into his mint water.

"Now I'm cleaned up for thee: tha's no 'casions ter stir a peg all day, but sit and read thy books."

O, you are well tuned now! / But I'll set down the pegs that make this music, / As honest as I am.

Did we form ourselves, choosing, and our powers? I find myself, for one, as a stringed instrument with chords and stops - but I have no power to turn the pegs, or pitch my thoughts to a higher or lower key.

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Word Forms

• pegs
• pegging
• pegged

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