| peg [n] |
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| 1) | a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface |
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| Synonyms : | nog |
| See Also:
| pin golf_tee tent_peg treenail |
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| 2) | small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. |
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| Synonyms : | pin |
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| mark |
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| 3) | informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks" |
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| Synonyms : | pin stick |
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| leg |
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| 4) | a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg |
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| Synonyms : | leg pegleg wooden_leg |
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| prosthesis |
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| 5) | regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument |
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| regulator stringed_instrument |
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| 6) | a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing |
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| Synonyms : | oarlock pin rowlock thole tholepin |
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| holder dinghy |
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| peg [v] |
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| 1) | succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard" |
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| Synonyms : | nail nail_down |
| See Also:
| bring_home_the_bacon |
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| 2) | pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into into |
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| pierce nog |
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| 3) | fasten or secure with a wooden pin; "peg a tent" |
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| Synonyms : | peg_down |
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| attach nog nail_down |
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| 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" |
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| stabilise |
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