peg
The English word “peg” has 31 meanings listed here.
- A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
- A protrusion used to hang things on.
- A support; a reason; a pretext.
- A peg moved on a crib board to keep score.
- A fixed exchange rate, where a currency's value is matched to the value of another currency or measure such as gold.
- A small quantity of a strong alcoholic beverage.
- A place formally allotted for fishing
- A leg or foot.
- One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.
- A step; a degree.
- Ellipsis of clothes peg.
- A topic of interest, such as an ongoing event or an anniversary, around which various features can be developed.
- A stump.
- The penetration during anal sex using a strap-on dildo.
- A serving of brandy and soda.
- A serving of any hard spirit, particularly whisky.
- A shilling.
- An easily recalled image that a person mentally visualizes with something else, in order to remember that other thing. See mnemonic peg system.
- To fasten using a peg.
- To affix or pin.
- To fix a value or price.
- To narrow the cuff openings of a pair of pants so that the legs take on a peg shape.
- To throw.
- To throw a ball at (someone), to hit (someone) with a ball.
- To indicate or ascribe an attribute to.
- To move one's pegs to indicate points scored; to score with a peg.
- To reach or exceed the maximum value on (a scale or gauge).
- To engage in anal sex by penetrating with a strap-on dildo.
- To keep working hard at something; to peg away.
- To drink alcohol frequently, especially brandy and soda; to tipple.
- To drive (a hackney carriage).
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