Peg
[n] a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
[n] a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
[n] regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
[n] a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
[n] informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks"
[n] small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
[v] stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations; "The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar"
[v] fasten or secure with a peg; "peg a tent"
[v] pierce with a peg; knock or thrust a peg into
[v] succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"
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Synonyms
leg, nail, nail down, nog, oarlock, peg down, pegleg, pin, pin, rowlock, stick, thole, tholepin, wooden leg
Related Terms
amble, amount, anchor, articulate, baby tooth, barge, batten, batten down, beverage, bicuspid, bilge, bind, blain, bleb, blister, blob, bolt, boss, bow, bowl, bowl along, bridle, bubble, buckle, bucktooth, bulb, bulge, bulla, bump, bumper, bunch, bundle,