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peg

/ˈpɛg/

US UK

noun

plural pegs

[count] a small piece of wood, metal, or other material that is used to hold or fasten things or to hang things on

Her coat hung on a peg by the door.

a tent peg [=a pointed piece of wood or metal that is pushed into the ground to hold the corners of a tent in position]

a wooden piece in a musical instrument (such as a violin) that is turned to tighten or loosen a string

a tuning peg

Brit :clothespin

a peg to hang something on

Brit :something (such as a fact or issue) that is used as support or a reason for something said or done

He used the incident as a peg to hang his theory on.

a square peg in a round hole

someone who does not fit in a particular place or situation

She felt like a square peg in a round hole at the new school until she made some new friends.

off the peg

Brit :in a store where clothes are sold in different sizes that are not made to fit a particular person

He bought that suit off the peg. [=(US) off the rack] - see also off-the-peg

take/knock/bring someone down a peg

to make (someone) feel less important or proud

He was taken down a peg when an even better player joined the team.

She needs to be taken down a peg. [=humbled]

verb

pegs; pegged; pegging

[+ obj] to fasten (something) with pegs

Is the tent pegged down all the way?

(Brit) She was outside pegging the laundry to the clothesline.

to put a peg into (something)

He pegged the boards.

to keep (something, such as a price) at a particular level or rate

peg the price of wheat at its current level

to link (something) to another amount or value

The foreign currency is pegged to the U.S. dollar. [=its value changes when the U.S. dollar's value does]

His bonus is pegged to how many sales he makes each year for the company.

informal :to think of or identify (someone) as a certain kind of person

The salesman had me pegged [=understood what kind of person I am] in a matter of minutes.

usually + as

She pegged him right away as a nice guy. - sometimes + for

She had him pegged for a liar.

US informal :1throw

He pegged the ball to first base.

peg away

[phrasal verb] chiefly Brit informal :to work hard - usually + at

He sat there pegging away at his homework.

peg out

[phrasal verb] Brit informal :to die

He doesn't want to peg out because of somebody else's mistakes.

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