peg out

peg out

verb

Definition of PEG OUT

intransitive verb

chiefly British

: die

Examples of PEG OUT

1. <when her pet pig pegged out she grieved for weeks>

First Known Use of PEG OUT

1854

Related to PEG OUT

Synonyms: check out, conk (out), croak [slang], decease, demise, depart, drop, end, exit, expire, fall, flatline, go, kick in [slang], kick off [slang], pass (on), pass away, part, die [chiefly British], perish, pop off, step out, succumb

Antonyms: breathe, live

Related Words: predecease; consume, disappear, dry up, fade, fail

Near Antonyms: come to, revive; linger; be, exist, subsist; flourish, prosper, thrive

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