peg : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: peg	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for peg
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peg n a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface [syn: peg, nog] small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. Synonym(s): peg, pin informal terms for the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks" Synonym(s): pin, peg, stick a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg Synonym(s): peg, wooden leg, leg, pegleg regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing Synonym(s): peg, pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock v succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard" Synonym(s): nail down, nail, peg pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into fasten or secure with a wooden pin; "peg a tent" Synonym(s): peg, peg down stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations; "The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peg \Peg\, n. A drink of spirits, usually whisky or brandy diluted with soda water. [India] This over, the club will be visted for a [bd]peg,[b8] Anglice drink. --Harper's Mag.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peg \Peg\, n. [OE. pegge; cf. Sw. pigg, Dan. pig a point, prickle, and E. peak.] 1. A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe peg. 2. A wooden pin, or nail, on which to hang things, as coats, etc. Hence, colloquially and figuratively: A support; a reason; a pretext; as, a peg to hang a claim upon. 3. One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained. --Shak. 4. One of the pins used for marking points on a cribbage board. 5. A step; a degree; esp. in the slang phrase [bd]To take one down peg.[b8] To screw papal authority to the highest peg. --Barrow. And took your grandess down a peg. --Hudibras. {Peg ladder}, a ladder with but one standard, into which cross pieces are inserted. {Peg tankard}, an ancient tankard marked with pegs, so as divide the liquor into equal portions. [bd]Drink down to your peg.[b8] --Longfellow. {Peg tooth}. See {Fleam tooth} under {Fleam}. {Peg top}, a boy's top which is spun by throwing it. {Screw peg}, a small screw without a head, for fastening soles.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peg \Peg\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pegged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pegging}.] 1. To put pegs into; to fasten the parts of with pegs; as, to peg shoes; to confine with pegs; to restrict or limit closely. I will rend an oak And peg thee in his knotty entrails. --Shak. 2. (Cribbage) To score with a peg, as points in the game; as, she pegged twelwe points. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peg \Peg\, v. i. To work diligently, as one who pegs shoes; -- usually with on, at, or away; as, to peg away at a task.