peg

²peg

verb

peggedpeg·ging

Definition of PEG

transitive verb

1

a : to put a peg into b British : to pin (laundry) on a clothesline

2

: to attach or fix as if with a peg: as a : to pin down : restrict b : to fix or hold (as prices or wage increases) at a predetermined level or rate c : to place in a definite category : identify <was pegged as an intellectual>

3

: to mark by pegs

4

: throw

intransitive verb

1

: to work steadily and diligently —often used with away

2

: to move along vigorously or hastily : hustle

Examples of PEG

1. Is the tent pegged down all the way?
2. peg the price of wheat at its current level
3. His bonus is pegged to how many sales he makes each year for the company.

First Known Use of PEG

1543

Related to PEG

Synonyms: assort, break down, categorize, class, codify, compartment, compartmentalize, digest, distinguish, distribute, grade, group, classify, place, range, rank, relegate, separate, sort, type

Related Words: array, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, systematize; alphabetize, catalog (or catalogue), file, index, list, refer; pigeonhole, shelve; identify, recognize; cull, screen, set, sieve, sift, winnow; clump, cluster, colligate; recategorize, reclassify, regroup; subcategorize

Near Antonyms: confuse, disarrange, jumble, lump, mix (up), scramble; misclassify, missort, mistype

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