Main Entry:

²peg

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

pegged; peg·ging

Date:

1543

transitive verb1 a: to put a peg into bBritish : to pin (laundry) on a clothesline2: 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 pegs4: throwintransitive verb1: to work steadily and diligently —often used with away2: to move along vigorously or hastily : hustle