Peg
Pronunciation: /ˈpɛɡ/
Peg (noun)
- A small piece of wood or plastic used to hold things together or hang clothes.
- A pointed object pushed into the ground to keep a tent in place.
- 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)
- To fasten something in a fixed position using a peg or similar object.
- 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.