peg

¹peg

noun \ˈpeg\

Definition of PEG

1

a : a small usually cylindrical pointed or tapered piece (as of wood) used to pin down or fasten things or to fit into or close holes : pin, plug b British : clothespin c : a predetermined level at which something (as a price) is fixed

2

a : a projecting piece used as a support or boundary marker b : something (as a fact or issue) used as a support, pretext, or reason <a news peg for the story>

3

a : one of the movable wooden pegs set in the head of a stringed instrument (as a violin) that are turned to regulate the pitch of the strings — see violin illustration b : a step or degree especially in estimation

4

: a pointed prong or claw for catching or tearing

5

British : drink <poured himself out a stiff peg — Dorothy Sayers>

6

: something (as a leg) resembling a peg

7

: throw; especially : a hard throw in baseball made in an attempt to put out a base runner

Examples of PEG

1. Her coat hung on a peg by the door.
2. <took the arrogant student down a peg>

Origin of PEG

Middle English pegge, probably from Middle Dutch

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to PEG

Synonyms: chapter, cut, grade, inch, notch, degree, phase, place, point, stage, step

Related Words: angle, aspect, facet, side; amount, measure, plane; decrement, increment

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Rhymes with PEG

beg, dreg, egg, gleg, keg, leg, reg, skeg, yegg