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Meaning of peg

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  peg
      n 1: a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface [syn: {peg},
           {nog}]
      2: small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or
         define locations etc. [syn: {peg}, {pin}]
      3: informal terms for the leg; "fever left him weak on his
         sticks" [syn: {pin}, {peg}, {stick}]
      4: a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg [syn: {peg}, {wooden
         leg}, {leg}, {pegleg}]
      5: regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the
         strings of a stringed instrument
      6: a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar
         in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing [syn: {peg}, {pin},
         {thole}, {tholepin}, {rowlock}, {oarlock}]
      v 1: succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at
           Harvard" [syn: {nail down}, {nail}, {peg}]
      2: pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into
      3: fasten or secure with a wooden pin; "peg a tent" [syn: {peg},
         {peg down}]
      4: stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by
         legislation or market operations; "The weak currency was
         pegged to the US Dollar"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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