Main Entry: ²peg

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): pegged; peg·ging

Date: 1543

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 : throwintransitive verb 1 : to work steadily and diligently —often used with away
2 : to move along vigorously or hastily : hustle