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peg Meaning & Definition

Q: What is the past tense of peg?

The past tense of peg is pegged. The present participle is pegging.

/pɛɡ/

What Does Peg Mean?

Peg is a symbol that means ISO 639-3 language code for Pengo. As a noun, it means A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects. As a verb, it means To fasten using a peg.

Word Facts for Peg

Part of speech	symbol, noun, verb
Pronunciation	//pɛɡ//
Syllables	1
Synonyms	stick, nail and pin
Plural	pegs
Verb forms	pegs, pegging, pegged

Peg Definition (Symbol)

ISO 639-3 language code for Pengo.

Peg as a Noun

A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
A protrusion used to hang things on.
Hang your coat on the peg and come in.
A support; a reason; a pretext.
a peg to hang a claim upon
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.
Get your strap-on out and give me a nice peg!
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.

Peg as a Verb

To fasten using a peg.
Let's peg the rug to the floor.
To affix or pin.
I found a tack and pegged your picture to the bulletin board.
To fix a value or price.
China's currency is no longer pegged to the American dollar.
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 classify or pigeonhole someone.
He's been pegged as a suspect.
To move one's pegs to indicate points scored; to score with a peg.
She pegged twelve points.
To reach or exceed the maximum value on (a scale or gauge).
We pegged the speedometer across the flats.
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).

Noun

Measurement between the pegs: after killing an animal hunters used the distance between a peg near the animal's nose and one near the end of its tail to measure its body length.
Short for clothes peg.
The penetration of one's (male) partner in the anus using a dildo.
Get your strap-on out and give me a nice peg!

Verb

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.)
He's been pegged as a suspect.
(typically in heterosexual contexts) To engage in anal sex by penetrating (one's male partner) with a dildo.

Synonyms of Peg

stick nail pin nail down oarlock leg wooden leg peg down rowlock pegleg tholepin nog thole shot

Peg synonyms and antonyms →

Antonyms of Peg

No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.

Peg in a Sentence

Hang your coat on the peg and come in.

a peg to hang a claim upon

Get your strap-on out and give me a nice peg!

Let's peg the rug to the floor.

I found a tack and pegged your picture to the bulletin board.

She lunged forward and pegged him to the wall.

China's currency is no longer pegged to the American dollar.

He's been pegged as a suspect.

I pegged his weight at 165.

She pegged twelve points.

We pegged the speedometer across the flats.

Word Forms & Grammar

peg (plural pegs)

peg (third-person singular simple present pegs, present participle pegging, simple past and past participle pegged)

Origin of Peg

Origin 1: From Middle English pegge, from Middle Dutch pegge (“pin, peg”), from Old Dutch *pigg-, *pegg-, from Proto-Germanic *pig-, *pag- (“peg, stake”), from Proto-Indo-European *bak-, *baḱ- (“club, pointed stick, peg”). Cognate with Dutch dialectal peg (“pin”), Low German pig, pigge (“peg, stick with a point”), Low German pegel (“post, stake”), Swedish pigg (“tooth, spike”), Danish pig (“spike”), Norwegian Bokmål pigg (“spike”), Irish bac (“stick, crook”), Latin baculum (“staff”), Latvian bakstît (“to poke”), Ancient Greek βάκτρον (báktron, “staff, walking stick”). Related to beak.

Origin 2: This is one of the very few English words that begin with a p and come from Proto-Germanic. Proto-Germanic *p, when not in a consonant cluster beginning with *s, developed by Grimm's law from the Proto-Indo-European consonant *b, which was very rare.

Origin 3: (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.

Pronouncing Peg

You say peg as //pɛɡ//. It has 1 syllable.

Frequently Asked Questions About Peg

Is peg a symbol or a noun?

Peg is mainly used as a symbol, but it can also be used as a noun and a verb.

What is another word for peg?

Words with a similar meaning to peg include stick, nail and pin. See the full list of peg synonyms and antonyms.