peg peg

noun

() a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface  ( nog, peg )
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface

a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing  ( oarlock, peg, pin, rowlock, thole, tholepin )
a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing

regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument  ( peg )
regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument

a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg  ( leg, peg, pegleg, wooden leg )
a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg

informal terms for the leg  ( peg, pin, stick )
informal terms for the leg
 fever left him weak on his sticks
fever left him weak on his sticks

small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.  ( peg, pin )
small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.

verb

stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations  ( peg )
stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations
 The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar
The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar

fasten or secure with a wooden pin  ( peg, peg down )
fasten or secure with a wooden pin
 peg a tent
peg a tent

pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into  ( peg )
pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into

succeed in obtaining a position  ( nail, peg, nail down )
succeed in obtaining a position
 He nailed down a spot at Harvard
He nailed down a spot at Harvard