peg

Definitions of peg in various dictionaries:

noun - a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface

noun - small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.

noun - informal terms for the leg

noun - a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg

noun - regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument

noun - a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing

verb - succeed in obtaining a position

verb - pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into

verb - fasten or secure with a wooden pin

verb - stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations

A small cylindrical or tapered pin, as of wood, used to fasten things or plug a hole.

A similar pin forming a projection that may be used as a support or boundary marker.

One of the pins of a stringed instrument that are turned to tighten or slacken the strings so as to regulate their pitch.

A degree or notch, as in estimation: Our opinion of him went up a few pegs after he did the dishes.

A drink of liquor.

A low and fast throw made to put a base runner out.

A leg, especially a wooden one.

To fasten or plug with a peg or pegs.

To designate or mark by means of a peg or pegs.

To fix (a price) at a certain level or within a certain range.

To classify; categorize: I pegged her as an opportunist.

To throw.

verb - to fasten with a peg (a wooden pin)