peg
peg Lexical Profile
peg Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A short cylindrical piece of wood, metal, or plastic used for fastening parts together, hanging garments on, or marking a position.
"She hung her wet winter coat on a wooden peg near the doorway."
A fixed rate or predetermined level, especially one setting the exchange value of a currency against another.
"The central bank struggled to maintain the currency's peg to the dollar amidst severe inflation."
A pin in a stringed instrument that is turned to tighten or loosen a string, thereby adjusting its pitch.
"The violinist carefully turned the tuning peg to bring the E string up to the correct pitch."
• verb
To classify, identify, or form a specific conclusion about someone's character or role (informal).
"From the moment he started speaking, I pegged him as an experienced salesperson."
To secure, fasten, or mark something by driving a peg into it.
"They spent the afternoon pegging the tent to the ground before the storm arrived."
To fix or maintain a price, currency rate, or other variable at a particular level.
"The government decided to peg the national currency to the euro to stabilize the economy."
• Rhymes for peg
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'pegge', likely of Low German or Dutch origin (compare Middle Dutch 'pegge' meaning 'peg' or 'plug').
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