peg

/pˈɛɡ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
2. small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
3. informal terms for the leg
   “fever left him weak on his sticks”
4. a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
5. regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
6. a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing

verb

1. succeed in obtaining a position
   “He nailed down a spot at Harvard”
2. pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into
3. fasten or secure with a wooden pin
   “peg a tent”
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”

Synonyms for peg

• nog
• pin
• stick
• wooden leg
• leg
• pegleg
• thole
• tholepin
• rowlock
• oarlock
• nail down
• nail
• peg down

Words that rhyme with peg

• leg
• bootleg
• egg
• beg
• keg
• nutmeg
• segue
• clegg
• meg
• begg
• cregg
• egge
• gegg
• greg
• gregg
• hegg
• hegge
• imreg
• kegg
• kreg
• legg
• legge
• longleg
• neg
• pegg
• reg
• tegge
• vegh