peg
1. a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
nog
• Hypernyms:
pin
• Hyponyms:
tee, golf tee, tent peg, treenail, trenail, trunnel
2. small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
• Syn:
pin
• Hypernyms:
marker, marking, mark
3. informal terms for the leg
- fever left him weak on his sticks
• Syn:
pin, stick
• Hypernyms:
leg
4. a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
• Syn:
wooden leg, leg, pegleg
• Hypernyms:
prosthesis, prosthetic device
5. a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
• Syn:
pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock
• Hypernyms:
holder
• Part Holonyms:
dinghy, dory, rowboat
6. regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
• Hypernyms:
regulator
• Part Holonyms:
stringed instrument
1. succeed in obtaining a position
- He nailed down a spot at Harvard
• Syn:
nail down, nail
• Hypernyms:
succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into
• Hypernyms:
pierce, thrust
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. fasten or secure with a wooden pin
- peg a tent
• Syn:
peg down
• See Also:
peg down
• Hypernyms:
attach
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations
- The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar
• Hypernyms:
stabilize, stabilise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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