1. a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point.
2. a leg, either real or wooden: still on his pegs at 99.
3. a notch or degree: to come down a peg.
4. an occasion, basis, or reason: a peg to hang a grievance on.
5. a pin of wood or metal in the neck of a stringed instrument that may be turned in its socket to adjust a string's tension.
6. a throw, especially in baseball: The peg to the plate was late.
7. news peg.
8. the level at which some price, exchange rate, etc., is set.
9. an alcoholic drink, especially a whiskey or brandy and soda.
10. clothespin.

11. to drive or insert a peg into.
12. to fasten with or as with pegs.
13. to mark with pegs.
14. to strike or pierce with or as with a peg.
15. to keep (the commodity price, exchange rate, etc.) at a set level, as by manipulation or law.
16. to throw (a ball).
17. to base (an article, feature story, etc.) upon; justify by (usually followed by on): The feature on the chief of police was pegged on the riots.
18. to identify: to peg someone as a good prospect.

19. to work or continue persistently or energetically: to peg away at a homework assignment.
20. to throw a ball.
21. to strike a peg, as in completing a game.

22. tapered toward the bottom of the leg: peg trousers.

23. to reduce the pride or arrogance of; humble; humiliate: I guess that'll take him down a peg!

1. a female given name, form of Peggy.

1. a small cylindrical pin or dowel, sometimes slightly tapered, used to join two parts together
2. a pin pushed or driven into a surface: used to mark scores, define limits, support coats, etc
3. any of several pins passing through the head (peg box) of a stringed instrument, which can be turned so as to tune strings wound around them
4. a split or hinged pin for fastening wet clothes to a line to dry
5. a person's leg
6. a tooth
7. a small drink of wine or spirits, esp of brandy or whisky and soda
8. an opportunity or pretext for doing something
9. a mountaineering piton
10. a post that a player's ball must strike to win the game
11. a fishing station allotted to an angler in a competition, marked by a peg in the ground
12. a level of self-esteem, importance, etc (esp in the phrases bring or take down a peg)
13. informal See peg leg
14. (of clothes) ready to wear, as opposed to tailor-made

15. to knock or insert a peg into or pierce with a peg
16. to secure with pegs
17. to insert or use pitons
18. to mark (a score) with pegs, as in some card games
19. to aim and throw (missiles) at a target
20. to work steadily
21. to stabilize (the price of a commodity, an exchange rate, etc) by legislation or market operations

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