Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Answers.com

peg

Did you mean: peg, Peg (Pegging) (in banking), Peg (first name), peg, Peg (song), Peg (drinking), Plug-in (computing), Public Service (EP), The Peg (drink), Winnipeg (city, Canada)

 
Dictionary: peg   (pĕg) pronunciation

n.
    1. A small cylindrical or tapered pin, as of wood, used to fasten things or plug a hole.
    2. A similar pin forming a projection that may be used as a support or boundary marker.
  1. Music. One of the pins of a stringed instrument that are turned to tighten or slacken the strings so as to regulate their pitch.
  2. A degree or notch, as in estimation: Our opinion of him went up a few pegs after he did the dishes.
  3. Chiefly British. A drink of liquor.
  4. Baseball. A low and fast throw made to put a base runner out.
  5. Informal. A leg, especially a wooden one.

v., pegged, peg·ging, pegs.

v.tr.
  1. To fasten or plug with a peg or pegs.
  2. To designate or mark by means of a peg or pegs.
  3. To fix (a price) at a certain level or within a certain range.
  4. Informal. To classify; categorize: I pegged her as an opportunist. Why do you have me pegged as the rowdy one?
  5. Informal. To throw.
v.intr.
To work steadily; persist: pegged away until our luck turned.

idiom:

take (someone) down a peg

  1. To reduce the pride of; humble.

[Middle English pegge, from Middle Dutch.]


Search unanswered questions...
Enter a question here...
Search: All sources Community Q&A Reference topics

To stabilize the price of a security, commodity, or currency by intervening in a market. Since 1971, a Floating Exchange Rate system has prevailed in which countries use pegging-the buying or selling of their own currencies-simply to offset fluctuations in the Exchange Rate. The U.S. Government uses pegging to support the prices of agricultural commodities.

Thesaurus:

peg

Top

noun

    One of the units in a course, as on an ascending or descending scale: degree, grade, level, point, rung, stage, step. Informal notch. See big/small/amount.

Idioms:

peg

Top

In addition to the idiom beginning with peg, also see square peg in a round hole; take down a notch (peg).


Antonyms:

peg

Top

v

Definition: attach
Antonyms: detach, unfasten


Architecture:

Peg

Top
peg


1. A pointed pin of wood, metal, or any other material; usually used as a fastener.
2. A cylindrical piece of wood used as a dowel pin to fasten wood members.


A projecting structure; usually a small diameter, pointed piece of wood or metal, driven into a solid object.

  • rete p's — see rete pegs.
  • p. sticking — see tent pegging.
Wikipedia:

PEG

Top

PEG or "Peg" may refer to:

See also


Translations:

Peg

Top
Peg

Dansk (Danish)
n. - pløk, påskud, træben, drink
v. tr. - fastgøre, markere, fiksere
v. intr. - arbejde løs

idioms:

  • off the peg    færdigsyet
  • peg away    klemme på
  • peg down    fastgøre, lægge fast
  • peg leg    træben
  • peg out    udstikke, blive ruineret, dø
  • peg to hang on    et påskud til noget
  • take a person down a peg or two    rykke en person en tak ned

abbr. - Program Element Group (programdelsgruppe), Program Evaluation Group (programevalueringsgruppe), polyethylenglykol

Nederlands (Dutch)
knijper, kleerhaak, pin, stemschroef, trede/ niveau, drankje (wijn/ borrel), stop (fles/kruik etc.), stekkie (hengelsport), taps toelopend, vastpennen, stabiliseren (lonen/ koersen/ aandelen etc.), score op bord aangeven, werpen, was ophangen, classificeren

Français (French)
n. - cheville (en bois), fiche, fausset, piquet, piquet d'arpentage, (Mus) cheville (de violon), bouton (de corde de harpe), patère, (GB) doigt (de whisky, etc), (jambe de bois) (fam)
v. tr. - cheviller (à, ensemble), accrocher (qch) avec des pinces, (Écon) indexer (sur), (US) cataloguer (qn) (comme), jeter (fam)
v. intr. - travailler sans relâche, bosser à (qch), persister

idioms:

  • off the peg    (acheter qch) tout fait, prêt-à-porter
  • peg away    travailler ferme, bosser
  • peg down    fixer avec des piquets
  • peg leg    jambe de bois
  • peg out    claquer, s'écrouler de fatigue, délimiter (un terrain), tendre (qch) avec des piquets
  • peg someone back    réduire/éliminer l'avance d'un opposant dans une course ou un jeu
  • peg to hang on    un prétexte de (plainte, etc)
  • take a person down a peg or two    remettre une personne à sa place, rabaisser le caquet à qn

abbr. - glycol de polyéthylène

Deutsch (German)
n. - Stift, Wäscheklammer, Pflock, Bolzen, Haken
v. - stabilisieren, (an)nageln, pflocken

idioms:

  • off the peg    von der Stange
  • peg away    schuften
  • peg down    festpflocken
  • peg leg    Holzbein, Stelzfuß
  • peg out    abstecken, ableben
  • peg someone back    alle Konkurrenten eines Spiels Übertreffen
  • peg to hang on    ein Aufhänger für etwas
  • take a person down a peg or two    jmdm. einen Dämpfer aufsetzen

abbr. - (Chem.) Polyäthylenglykol

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κρεμαστάρι, κρεμάστρα, μανταλάκι, πασσαλάκι, γόμφος, σκαλί (ανεμόσκαλας), πίρος (βαρελιού), καρφί
v. - στερεώνω (με παλούκι), πιάνω με μανταλάκι, (οικον.) σταθεροποιώ (τιμές, ισοτιμίες κ.λπ.)

idioms:

  • off the peg    πρετ-α-πορτέ, ετοιματζήδικο (ρούχο)
  • peg away    σκοτώνομαι στη δουλειά, μοχθώ
  • peg down    δεσμεύω, περιορίζω
  • peg leg    τεχνητό ή ξύλινο πόδι
  • peg out    τα κακαρώνω, τεζάρω, τα τινάζω
  • peg to hang on    πρόφαση, ευκαιρία, δικαιολογία
  • take a person down a peg or two    βάζω κάποιον στη θέση του, κόβω τον αέρα κάποιου

Italiano (Italian)
piolo, paletto, picchetto, attaccapanni, molletta, cavicchia, fissare

idioms:

  • a square peg in a round hole    fuori posto
  • off the peg    confezionato
  • peg away    persistere, darci dentro, sgobbare sodo
  • peg down    vincolare, piantare
  • peg leg    gamba artificiale
  • peg out    crollare, morire
  • peg to hang on    pretesto
  • take a person down a peg or two    ridimensionare qualcuno

Português (Portuguese)
n. - prendedor (m), estaca (f), prego (m), cavilha (f), pretexto (m), grau (m), perna (f) de pau
v. - fixar, cavilhar, marcar com estacas

idioms:

  • a square peg in a round hole    ser inadequado, destoar
  • off the peg    pronto
  • peg away    dar duro
  • peg down    pregar, restringir
  • peg leg    perna de pau
  • peg out    falhar, morrer, estacar
  • peg to hang on    assunto para reclamar, bode expiatório
  • take a person down a peg or two    humilhar alguém

Русский (Russian)
вешалка, прищепка, колышек, шпилька, прикреплять

idioms:

  • a square peg in a round hole    не в своей тарелке
  • off the peg    готовая (одежда)
  • peg away    вкалывать, усердно работать
  • peg down    закреплять
  • peg leg    деревянная нога
  • peg out    вырубиться, развешивать белье
  • peg to hang on    использовать как предлог
  • take a person down a peg or two    сбить спесь

Español (Spanish)
n. - gancho de ropa, percha, colgadero, pinza, broche, clavija, estaquilla, espiga
v. tr. - enclavijar, fijar con clavijas, estabilizar
v. intr. - enclavijar, trabajar con ahínco, afanarse, andar con prisa

idioms:

  • off the peg    (ropa) de confección
  • peg away    trabajar con ahínco, afanarse
  • peg down    estacar, fijar con estacas
  • peg leg    pata de palo
  • peg out    acabar la partida, estirar la pata, desplomarse, tronar, palmarla
  • peg someone back    dejar atrás a alguien (en una competencia)
  • peg to hang on    tener una razón, excusa u oportunidad de hacer algo
  • take a person down a peg or two    bajar los humos a alguien

abbr. - glicol polietileno

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - pinne, bult, stift, sprint, tapp, pligg, (kläd-)nypa, klädhängare
v. - pligga, tappa, fixera, markera m pinnar

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
聚乙烯二羟基醇

钉, 桩, 栓, 衣夹, 钉木钉, 限制, 固定, 坚持不懈地工作

idioms:

  • off the peg    现成的
  • peg away    集中力量, 努力工作
  • peg down    用木钉钉住
  • peg leg    木腿, 装假腿的人
  • peg out    安扎营帐, 把...摊开在地钉住, 用木桩标出...的边界, 筋疲力尽而倒下
  • peg to hang on    可使...站得住脚的依据
  • take a person down a peg or two    杀某人的威风

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
abbr. - 聚乙烯二羥基醇

n. - 釘, 樁, 栓, 衣夾
v. tr. - 釘木釘, 限制, 固定
v. intr. - 堅持不懈地工作

idioms:

  • off the peg    現成的
  • peg away    集中力量, 努力工作
  • peg down    用木釘釘住
  • peg leg    木腿, 裝假腿的人
  • peg out    安紮營帳, 把...攤開在地釘住, 用木樁標出...的邊界, 筋疲力盡而倒下
  • peg to hang on    可使...站得住腳的依據
  • take a person down a peg or two    殺某人的威風

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 못, 걸이, 이유
v. tr. - 나무못을 박다, 고정시키다, 어림잡다
v. intr. - 서두르다, 열심히 일하다, 공을 던지다

idioms:

  • peg away    열심히 일하다
  • peg down    말뚝으로 땅바닥 따위에 고정시키다.
  • peg out    경계를 말뚝으로 명백하게 하다.
  • take a person down a peg or two    자만심을 꺾다, 혼내주다

abbr. - polyethylene glycol(폴리에틸렌 글리콜)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 留めくぎ, 掛けくぎ, 栓, 洗濯ばさみ, ねじ, 義足, 脚, くさび
v. - 木くぎで締める, 洗濯ばさみで留める, 抑える, 安定させる

idioms:

  • off the peg    既製品の
  • peg away    せっせと働く
  • peg down    くぎで留める, 拘束する
  • peg leg    義足, 義足をつけた人
  • peg out    境界をくいで示す, 死ぬ
  • peg to hang on    絶好のチャンス

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) وتد, مشجب, خابور, مسمار أو دسار خشبي, علامه حدود (فعل) يثبت, يرمي, يسدد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮יתד, פין, וו-תלייה, אטב-כביסה, רגל-עץ, רגל, פקק, כוסית-משקה, מידה של משקאות אלכוהוליים‬
v. tr. - ‮חיזק ביתד, הידק באטב, הקפיא (שכר), ייצב (מחירים וכו')‬
v. intr. - ‮התמיד בעבודה, זרק (את הכדור)‬
abbr. - ‮פוליאתילן - חומר פלסטי המשמש לבידוד חשמלי ולאריזה‬


Best of the Web:

Peg

Top

Some good "peg" pages on the web:


Math
mathworld.wolfram.com
 
 
 

Did you mean: peg, Peg (Pegging) (in banking), Peg (first name), peg, Peg (song), Peg (drinking), Plug-in (computing), Public Service (EP), The Peg (drink), Winnipeg (city, Canada)

Learn More
peg leg
epiurus
plug

Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:

 

Copyrights:

Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Business Dictionary. Dictionary of Business Terms. Copyright © 2000 by Barron's Educational Series, Inc. All rights reserved.  Read more
Thesaurus. Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Answers Corporation Antonyms. © 1999-2009 by Answers Corporation. All rights reserved.  Read more
Architecture. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.  Read more
Veterinary Dictionary. Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved.  Read more
Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "PEG" Read more
Translations. Copyright © 2007, WizCom Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved.  Read more