peg

Definition of peg in English English dictionary: polyethylene glycol; A diminutive of the female given names Peggy and Margaret; The city of Winnipeg
I just got back from the Peg.; A fixed exchange rate, where a currency's value is matched to the value of another currency or measure such as gold; A protrusion used to hang things on; To narrow the cuff openings of a pair of pants so that the legs take on a peg shape; To affix or pin
She lunged forward and pegged him to the wall.; To move one's pegs to indicate points scored; To reach or exceed the maximum value on a scale or gauge
We pegged the speedometer across the flats.; A peg moved on a crib board to keep score; A small quantity of a strong alcoholic beverage; To engage in anal sex by penetrating one's male partner with a dildo; To indicate or ascribe an attribute to. (Assumed to originate from the use of pegs or pins as markers on a bulletin board or a list.)
I pegged his weight at 165.; A cylindrical wooden, metal etc. object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects; To throw; To fasten using a peg
Let's peg the rug to the floor.; {v} to fasten with a peg, pin down, close; {n} a wooden pin, a nickname for Margaret; (deyim) Think of someone in a certain way
1. Susan pegged the new employee as a lazy worker. 2. I had you pegged as an angry rebel before I got to know you.; a female given name, diminutive of Peggy; To pin down or otherwise affix using a pin; A wooden dowel one to one and one-half inches in diameter, usually of oak or locust; Abbreviation for polyethylene glycol; A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc; Pharmaceutical Extranet Gateway; To put pegs into; to fasten the parts of with pegs; as, to peg shoes; to confine with pegs; to restrict or limit closely; Place to put newcomers when the PP is crowded Newcomers are hung on a peg with a name plate until they learn enough things like "muumuu," "sponge," "pants," and "nt" to be considered regulars; to fix the value of a currency against something else (another currency or a precious metal); Public, Educational and Government; as, a shoe peg; a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing; 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 regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc; - A strong, memorable element of a press release or campaign; the hook; A drink of spirits, usually whisky or brandy diluted with soda water; in the slang phrase "To take one down peg; To move ones pegs to indicate points scored; A peg is a small hook or knob that is attached to a wall or door and is used for hanging things on. His work jacket hung on the peg in the kitchen; A step; a degree; esp; (aka: "tee") another term for a tee A small, usually, but not always, wooden device for setting the ball up above the ground for the first shot on each hole Example: "Patrick preferred not to use a tee on par three holes on which he used an iron "; Public, Educational, and Governmental (cable programming); Tee; If a price or amount of something is pegged at a particular level, it is fixed at that level. Its currency is pegged to the dollar UK trading profits were pegged at £40 million The Bank wants to peg rates at 9%. a pegged European currency. see also level-pegging; A peg is a small device which you use to fasten clothes to a washing line; One of the pins used for marking points on a cribbage board; a strong throw resulting in an out; a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface; Hence, colloquially and figuratively: A support; a reason; a pretext; as, a peg to hang a claim upon; A peg is a small piece of wood or metal that is used for fastening something to something else. He builds furniture using wooden pegs instead of nails; regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument; fasten or secure with a wooden pin; "peg a tent"; A short wire found on a jewelry component that is used for mounting a pearl Glue is applied to this wire then the Pearl's hole is slid onto the wire This wire usually has a knurled pattern to aid holding the glue; If you peg something somewhere or peg it down, you fix it there with pegs. trying to peg a double sheet on a washing line on a blustery day Peg down netting over the top to keep out leaves. a tent pegged to the ground nearby for the kids; To indicate or ascribe, as "Hes been pegged as a suspect." Usage assumed to originate from the use of pegs or pins as markers on a bulletin board or a list; " To put pegs into; to fasten the parts of with pegs; as, to peg shoes; to confine with pegs; to restrict or limit closely; pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into into; Polymeric forms of ethylene oxide An organic configuration that is reacted with various other molecules to produce a wide range of cosmetic materials Higher numbers mean higher ethoxilation, which usually means higher solubility in water (PEG-75 Lanolin has protective and emollient properties, while PEG-20 Stearate is an emulsifier ); A wooden pin, or nail, on which to hang things, as coats, etc; The PEG ratio (price-to-earnings-growth) is calculated by dividing a stock's forward P/E by its projected three- to five-year annual EPS growth rate It is used to find companies that are trading at a discount to their projected growth A PEG ratio of less than one is considered a sign that a stock is a good value Generally speaking, the higher the PEG, the pricier the stock; Off-the-peg clothes are made in large numbers and sent to shops, not made specially for a particular person. an off-the-peg two-piece suit made-to-measure; One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained; {i} wedge, spike; pin, dowel; clothespin, clip; stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations; "The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar" fasten or secure with a wooden pin; "peg a tent" pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into into; To score with a peg, as points in the game; as, she pegged twelwe points; stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations; "The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar"; small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc; succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"; A valuation measure which which compares the P/E ratio of a company to its earnings growth rate (Price/Earnings to Growth, hence PEG) The P/E and earnings growth rates used can be either trailing numbers or forward estimates; {f} fasten with clothespin; strengthen with a wedge, reinforce with a spike; Part of the creative cycle, an element in an experience that is tentatively set as somehow important Often a peg is simply a question that seems to be worth setting as one of the focal points of further inquiry Back to Creativity Page; informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks"
peg back: To equalize against; to prevent the opposition from winning
peg down: to fasten soemthing to the ground using pegs
peg down: to identify clearly
peg it: To run away; to leg it; to scarper
peg leg: Alternative spelling of peg-leg. To limp or hobble (as if one had a wooden leg)
peg leg: Alternative spelling of peg-leg. Someone who has an artificial leg
peg leg: Alternative spelling of peg-leg. A wooden leg or artificial leg
peg out: to die
peg out: to hang up using pegs
peg out: to move one's peg to the last position on the pegboard, and thus win
peg out: to mark (a territory or area) with pegs
peg out: to finish a game of croquet
peg warmer: a retail product, especially a collectible, that has very high supply and very low demand
peg-leg: To limp or hobble (as if having a wooden leg)
peg-leg: Descriptive of one with such a leg. E.g. "Peg-leg Pete"
peg-leg: A wooden leg, usually tapered, strapped onto the stump of an amputated leg
peg someone as something: (deyim) Think of someone in a certain way
1. Susan pegged the new employee as a lazy worker. 2. I had you pegged as an angry rebel before I got to know you.
peg at: aim at
peg away at: work diligently at, work very hard at
peg down: reinforce with pegs, use stakes for reinforcement
peg in one's coffin: humorous phrase referring to an alcoholic drink
peg leg: An artificial leg. an artificial leg, especially a wooden one
peg out: mark with pegs; hang out laundry; die (Slang)
peg to hang on: starting point, opportunity to do or talk about something
peg top: a pear-shaped top made of wood with a metal center pin
clothes peg: An object (usually made of wood) used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline so that it (the laundry) can dry
clothes-peg: Alternative spelling of clothes peg
mumblety peg: Any of several forms of a game in which a jackknife is thrown so that it sticks into the ground close to the player's feet
Others played mumbletypeg with rusty stolen jackknives, or simply drowsed in the sunlight, waking now and then to exchange their sorry belongings .
pull someone down a peg: To lower someone's high self-opinion
She longed to pull him down a peg or two.
square peg into a round hole: Something that does not fit well (or at all); something that will not work as attempted, except possibly with much force and effort
take down a peg: Alternative form of pull down a peg
tent peg: A peg, driven into the ground, to hold a rope that supports a tent
Upon arrival at the campsite, they discovered that they had forgotten the tent pegs and had to use rocks and logs to tether the tent instead.
turtle peg: A spike attached to a cord or rod, used for catching sea turtles
turtle-peg: Alternative spelling of turtle peg
a square peg in a round hole: (deyim) Someone who is uncomfortable or who does not belong in a particular situation
pegged: (adjective) North American term for pegtop
square peg in a round hole: (deyim) Someone who is uncomfortable or who does not belong in a particular situation
take someone down a peg or two: (deyim) Humble, humiliate, mortify, bring down, shame, embarrass
try to fit a square peg in a round hole: (deyim) Try to combine two things that do not belong or fit together
bust peg: wooden frame used to support a sculpture of molded clay or wax (Art)
clothes peg: A clothes peg is a small device which you use to fasten clothes to a washing line
clothes peg: {i} (British) clothespin, clip used to fasten clothes to a clothes line
come down a peg: humiliated; lose prestige or position
crawling peg: continual decrease in value of a currency in relation to other currencies
crawling peg: A method of exchange rate adjustment; the rate is fixed/ pegged, but adjusted at certain intervals in line with certain economic or market indicators
crawling peg: An official exchange rate system under which the government devalues the currency by a small amount on a weekly, daily or even more frequent basis
crawling peg: A foreign exchange rate system in which the exchange rate is adjusted very frequently to reflect prevailing rate of inflation
like a square peg in a round hole: incompatible, unsuitable, does not belong
mumblety-peg: a game in which players throw or flip a jackknife in various ways so that the knife sticks in the ground
off the peg: ready-to-wear, mass-produced (clothing)
off-the-peg: see peg. off-the-peg clothes are made in standard sizes, not made especially to fit one person made-to-measure the rack
pegged: The date on which a dividend or bond interest payment is scheduled to be paid
pegged: A system where a currency moves in line with another currency, some pegs are strict while others have bands of movement
pegged: past of peg
pegging: The securing of cords to the boards of a binding by means of dowels or pegs, generally of wood
pegging: present participle of peg
pegging: {i} determining, ascertaining; corking, plugging; regulation (of stocks, etc.)
pegging: A technique in which a DRP system traces demand for a product by date, quantity, and warehouse location
pegging: Effecting commodity transactions to offset a decline in the price of the commodity so that previously written put options will expire worthless, thus protecting premiums previously received
pegging: A form of price stabilization; typically used to stabilize a country's currency by making it fixed to the exchange rate with another country
pegging: the process of identifying the parent items that have generated a given set of material requirements for an item
pegging: Tracing the source of requirements in a materials plan, caused by dependent demand from an upper-level item, independent demand from a customer or interplant order, or to replenish a desired inventory stock level
pegging: Effecting commodity transactions to prevent a decline in the price of the commodity so that previously written put options will expire worthless, thus protecting premiums previously received
pegging: The act or process of fastening with pegs
pegging: Pegging is a practical smoothing device used to arbitrarily increase the actual dividend (s) paid on a new lower dividend scale to eliminate a temporary reduction in the actual dividends paid from year to year on a policy Usually only base policy dividends are pegged; dividends on riders and Paid Up Additions (PUA) are not See: Substitution Pegging compares (normally before any adjustments for loans) the following: (a) The smaller of the dividend amount actually paid in the prior policy year and the prior year's dividend schedule payable in the current policy year, and (b) The current policy year's formula payment under the current year's schedule This distribution does not follow the contribution method It's done infrequently to enhance persistency
pegging: The practice of bending and securing to the ground canes of nonclimbing roses which nonetheless have arching or lax growth Flowering laterals will grow from buds along the pegged canes
pegging: Making transactions in a security, currency, or commodity in order to stabilize or target its value through market intervention
pegs: plural of peg
pegs: third-person singular of peg
slip a peg: deteriorate slightly
square peg in a round hole: mismatched, the wrong person in the wrong place
take someone down a peg: humiliate someone, embarrass someone
tent peg: a peg driven into the ground to hold a rope supporting a tent
tent-peg: stake used to hold the ropes of a tent
tuning peg: a screw used for making the strings on a guitar etc tighter or looser
turtle peg: A sharp steel spear attached to a cord, used in taking sea turtles
you can't fit a round peg in a square hole: you can't force a person into roles for which he/she is not suited

Turkish - English

Definition of peg in Turkish English dictionary
peg-tray: peg-tray

peg

Hyphenation

Peg

Turkish pronunciation

peg

Synonyms

shot, clinch, fasten, fix, join, make fast, pin, secure, tighten

Antonyms

detach, unfasten

Pronunciation

/ˈpeg/ /ˈpɛɡ/

Etymology

[ 'peg ] (noun.) 15th century. From Middle English, from Middle Dutch pegge (“pin, peg”), from Old Saxon *pigg-, *pegg-, from Proto-Germanic *pig-, *pag- (“peg, stake”), from Proto-Indo-European *bak- (“club, pointed stick, peg”). Cognate with Dutch dialectal peg (“pin”), Low Saxon pig, pigge (“peg, stick with a point”), Low Saxon pegel (“post, stake”), Irish bac (“stick, crook”), Latin baculum (“staff”), Latvian bakstît (“to poke”), Ancient Greek βάκτρον (báktron, “staff, walking stick”).

Tenses

pegs, pegging, pegged

Common Collocations

peg out, peg leg

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