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pegs pegs definition

pegs


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  peg 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  peg 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  peg 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  peg 
 
  4  senses  of  peg 
 
  Sense  1 
  nail  down  nail,  peg 
  =>  succeed,  come  through 
 
  Sense  2 
  peg 
  =>  pierce,  thrust 
 
  Sense  3 
  peg,  peg  down 
  =>  attach 
  Also  See->  peg  down#2 
 
  Sense  4 
  peg 
  =>  stabilize,  stabilise 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  peg 
 
  peg  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  peg 
 
  Sense  1 
  nail  down  nail,  peg 
  =>  succeed,  come  through 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  peg 
  =>  pierce,  thrust 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  peg,  peg  down 
  =>  attach 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  peg 
  =>  stabilize,  stabilise 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  peg 
  clothes  peg 
  lake  winnipeg 
  mumble-the-peg 
  mumblety-peg 
  peg 
  peg  top 
  pegasus 
  pegboard 
  pegleg 
  pegmatite 
  tent  peg 
  winnipeg 
 
  Overview  of  noun  peg 
 
  The  noun  peg  has  6  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  peg,  nog  --  (a  wooden  pin  pushed  or  driven  into  a  surface) 
  2.  peg,  pin  --  (small  markers  inserted  into  a  surface  to  mark  scores  or  define  locations  etc.) 
  3.  pin,  peg,  stick  --  (informal  terms  of  the  leg;  "fever  left  him  weak  on  his  sticks") 
  4.  peg,  wooden  leg,  leg,  pegleg  --  (a  prosthesis  that  replaces  a  missing  leg) 
  5.  peg  --  (regulator  that  can  be  turned  to  regulate  the  pitch  of  the  strings  of  a  stringed  instrument) 
  6.  peg,  pin,  thole,  tholepin,  rowlock,  oarlock  --  (a  holder  attached  to  the  gunwale  of  a  boat  that  holds  the  oar  in  place  and  acts  as  a  fulcrum  for  rowing) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  peg 
 
  The  verb  peg  has  4  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  nail  down  nail,  peg  --  (succeed  in  obtaining  a  position;  "He  nailed  down  a  spot  at  Harvard") 
  2.  peg  --  (pierce  with  a  peg;  knock  or  thrust  a  peg  into) 
  3.  peg,  peg  down  --  (fasten  or  secure  with  a  peg;  "peg  a  tent") 
  4.  peg  --  (stabilize  (the  price  of  a  commodity  or  an  exchange  rate)  by  legislation  or  market  operations;  "The  weak  currency  was  pegged  to  the  US  Dollar") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  peg 
 
  The  noun  peg  has  6  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  peg,  nog  --  (a  wooden  pin  pushed  or  driven  into  a  surface) 
  2.  peg,  pin  --  (small  markers  inserted  into  a  surface  to  mark  scores  or  define  locations  etc.) 
  3.  pin,  peg,  stick  --  (informal  terms  of  the  leg;  "fever  left  him  weak  on  his  sticks") 
  4.  peg,  wooden  leg,  leg,  pegleg  --  (a  prosthesis  that  replaces  a  missing  leg) 
  5.  peg  --  (regulator  that  can  be  turned  to  regulate  the  pitch  of  the  strings  of  a  stringed  instrument) 
  6.  peg,  pin,  thole,  tholepin,  rowlock,  oarlock  --  (a  holder  attached  to  the  gunwale  of  a  boat  that  holds  the  oar  in  place  and  acts  as  a  fulcrum  for  rowing) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  peg 
 
  The  verb  peg  has  4  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  nail  down  nail,  peg  --  (succeed  in  obtaining  a  position;  "He  nailed  down  a  spot  at  Harvard") 
  2.  peg  --  (pierce  with  a  peg;  knock  or  thrust  a  peg  into) 
  3.  peg,  peg  down  --  (fasten  or  secure  with  a  peg;  "peg  a  tent") 
  4.  peg  --  (stabilize  (the  price  of  a  commodity  or  an  exchange  rate)  by  legislation  or  market  operations;  "The  weak  currency  was  pegged  to  the  US  Dollar") 



pegs definition