Peg

Pronunciation: /ˈpɛɡ/

Peg (noun)

  1. A small piece of wood or plastic used to hold things together or hang clothes.
  2. A pointed object pushed into the ground to keep a tent in place.
  3. A fixed level or limit for prices or currency values.

Examples

  • She used a peg to hang the clothes.
  • The carpenter carved a peg for the chair.

Common collocations: wooden peg, clothes peg, tent peg, secure with pegs, currency peg

Peg (verb)

  1. To fasten something in a fixed position using a peg or similar object.
  2. To establish a fixed level for prices or currency values.

Examples

  • She pegged the poster to the wall.
  • They pegged the tarp to the ground.

Synonyms of Peg

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