peg

View more Science videos

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.

Previous:	PDF, PDA, PAY
Next:	PIN, PMI, PPM

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.

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

v

Definition: attach
Antonyms: detach, unfasten

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.

---

noun
noun, mainly Anglo-Indian

1: A tooth, esp. a child's tooth. (1598 —) .

2: A leg; a wooden or other artificial leg. (1833 —) .

3: A drink, esp. of brandy and soda. (1860 —) .
G. Trevelyan Brandy and belattee pawnee, a beverage which goes by the name of a 'peg' (according to the favourite derivation, because each draught is a 'peg' in your coffin) (1864).

4: cricket A stump. (1865 —) .
R. Robinson Cunis swung one so late and so far that it hit Gandotra's leg peg (1972).

5: military A charge; on the peg on a charge, under arrest. (1888 —) .

6: US A strong or vigorous throw, esp. in baseball. (1906 —) .
New Yorker Martinez took a peg from the outfield (1985).

7: A railway semaphore signal. (1911 —) . verb

8: to peg out to die; to be ruined. (1852 —) .

9: trans. US, mainly baseball To throw (the ball) long and low. (1862 —) .
L. B. Smedes You will hardly ever get there before the catcher pegs the ball to the first baseman (1986).

[In sense 3, actually from the pegs or markers in a drinking-vessel; in sense 8, apparently from reaching the end of a game of cribbage.]

Previous:	peeps, peepers, peep
Next:	peg-house, peggy, peggy-work

abbr. for polyethylene glycol.

Previous:	PECAM, PEC-60, PE
Next:	PEGylation, PEI, PEP

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.

For a list of words related to peg, see:

• Building and Machine Parts - peg: short, usu. tapered rod used to hold parts together or fill opening
• Fasteners - peg: short, pointed piece of wood or metal that holds parts together
• Advertising - peg: Informal. strong, appealing, notable element of press release or campaign; hook; slant
• Accessories - peg: device that controls tension of strings
• Baseball - peg: (vb) to throw

---

See words rhyming with "peg."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Peg.

This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)

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

Some good "peg" pages on the web: