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PEG
abbr.
polyethylene glycol
peg
(pĕg)n.
1.
a. A small cylindrical or tapered pin, as of wood, used to fasten things or plug a hole.
b. A similar pin forming a projection that may be used as a support or boundary marker.
2. Music One of the pins of a stringed instrument that are turned to tighten or slacken the strings so as to regulate their pitch.
3. A degree or notch, as in estimation: Our opinion of him went up a few pegs after he did the dishes.
4. Chiefly British A drink of liquor.
5. Baseball A low and fast throw made to put a base runner out.
6. Informal A leg, especially a wooden one.
v. pegged, peg·ging, pegs
v.tr.
1. To fasten or plug with a peg or pegs.
2. To designate or mark by means of a peg or pegs.
3. To fix (a price) at a certain level or within a certain range.
4. Informal To classify; categorize: I pegged her as an opportunist. Why do you have me pegged as the rowdy one?
5. Informal
a. To hit, especially with a thrown object or fired projectile: She pegged him on the head with a snowball.
b. To throw or fire (an object or projectile): "How did you learn to peg a ball as straight as this?" (Zane Grey).
v.intr.
Idiom: To work steadily; persist: pegged away until our luck turned.
take (someone) down a peg
To reduce the pride of; humble.
[Middle English pegge, from Middle Dutch.]
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peg
(pɛɡ)n
1. (Building) a small cylindrical pin or dowel, sometimes slightly tapered, used to join two parts together
2. a pin pushed or driven into a surface: used to mark scores, define limits, support coats, etc
3. music any of several pins passing through the head (peg box) of a stringed instrument, which can be turned so as to tune strings wound around them. See also pin11
4. Also called: clothes peg Brit a split or hinged pin for fastening wet clothes to a line to dry. US and Canadian equivalent: clothespin
5. (Anatomy) informal a person's leg
6. (Anatomy) dialect Northern English a tooth
7. (Brewing) Brit a small drink of wine or spirits, esp of brandy or whisky and soda
8. an opportunity or pretext for doing something: a peg on which to hang a theory.
9. (Mountaineering) a mountaineering piton
10. (Croquet) croquet a post that a player's ball must strike to win the game
11. (Angling) angling a fishing station allotted to an angler in a competition, marked by a peg in the ground
12. informal a level of self-esteem, importance, etc (esp in the phrases bring or take down a peg)
13. informal See peg leg
14. (Clothing & Fashion) off the peg chiefly Brit (of clothes) ready to wear, as opposed to tailor-made
vb, pegs, pegging or pegged
15. (tr) to knock or insert a peg into or pierce with a peg
16. (sometimes foll by: down) to secure with pegs: to peg a tent.
17. (Mountaineering) mountaineering to insert or use pitons
18. (Card Games) (tr) to mark (a score) with pegs, as in some card games
19. (tr) informal to aim and throw (missiles) at a target
20. (intr; foll by away, along, etc) chiefly Brit to work steadily: he pegged away at his job for years.
21. (Banking & Finance) (tr) to stabilize (the price of a commodity, an exchange rate, etc) by legislation or market operations
[C15: from Low Germanic pegge]
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peg
(pɛg)n., v. pegged, peg•ging,
adj. n.
1. a cylindrical or tapered pin of wood, metal, etc., driven or fitted into something as a fastening, support or stopper.
2. a notch or degree: to come down a peg.
3. an occasion, basis, or reason: a peg to hang a grievance on.
4. one of the wooden or metal pins in the neck of a musical stringed instrument that are turned to adjust the pitch of the strings.
5. Informal. a leg.
6. Informal. a hard, accurate throw, esp. in baseball.
7. Brit. clothespin.
8. Brit. an alcoholic drink, esp. a whiskey or brandy and soda.
v.t. 9. to fasten with or as if with pegs.
10. to mark with pegs.
11. to strike or pierce with or as if with a peg.
12. to keep (a price, exchange rate, etc.) at a set level.
13. Informal. to throw (a ball) forcefully.
14. Informal. to identify: to peg someone as a good prospect.
15. to base upon: The feature story was pegged on the riots.
v.i. 16. to work persistently.
adj. 17. Also, pegged. peg-top.
[1400–50; late Middle English pegge (n.), peggen (v.) < Middle Dutch]
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peg
Past participle: pegged
Gerund: pegging
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| Noun | 1. |  peg - a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surfacepin - a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things tent peg - a peg driven into the ground to hold a rope supporting a tent |
| 2. | peg - small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. | |
| 3. | peg - informal terms for the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks" leg - a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle | |
| 4. |  peg - a prosthesis that replaces a missing legprosthesis, prosthetic device - corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body | |
| 5. | peg - regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument regulator - any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc. stringed instrument - a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound | |
| 6. |  peg - a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowingdinghy, dory, rowboat - a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled holder - a holding device; "a towel holder"; "a cigarette holder"; "an umbrella holder" | |
| Verb | 1. |  peg - succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"bring home the bacon, deliver the goods, succeed, win, come through - attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" |
| 2. | peg - pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into | |
| 3. | peg - fasten or secure with a wooden pin; "peg a tent" attach - cause to be attached | |
| 4. | peg - stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations; "The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar" |
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peg
noun
verb
take or bring someone down a peg (or two) humble, humiliate, put down (slang), deflate, chasten, mortify, bring low, take the wind out of (someone's) sails It's time she was brought down a peg or two.
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peg
nounThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
مِشْبَك أو مِسْمار خَشَبيمِشْجَبوَتَدوَتَدٌيُعَلِّق على مِشْبَك
věšákkolíčekkolíkpověsit
knagepløktøjklemmehænge op med klemmer
nasta
kuka
pecekrácsíptet
festa meî òvottaklemmumòvottaklemmapinni, tittursnagi
ペグ
못
kaišteliskuolelisnusodintiprisegtipritvirtinti
knaģismietiņšnostiprināt ar mietiņu/knaģivadzis, āķītis, pakaramais
kolíkštipec
klinkljukakljukica
pinne
ไม้หนีบผ้า
móc treo
peg
[peg]A. N
1. (in ground, tent peg) → estaca f; (= clothes peg) → pinza f, broche m (LAm) (Mus) (= tuning peg) → clavija f; (in board game) → ficha f; (in barrel) → estaquilla f (Croquet) → piquete m (Climbing) → clavija f
to take or bring sb down a peg (or two) → bajar los humos or el copete a algn
see also square B1
to take or bring sb down a peg (or two) → bajar los humos or el copete a algn
see also square B1
2. (for coat, hat) → gancho m, colgador m
off the peg (Brit) → confeccionado, de confección
an off-the-peg suit → un traje confeccionado or de confección
he always buys clothes off the peg → siempre compra ropa confeccionada or de confección
off the peg (Brit) → confeccionado, de confección
an off-the-peg suit → un traje confeccionado or de confección
he always buys clothes off the peg → siempre compra ropa confeccionada or de confección
3. (= pretext) → pretexto m
use the new law as a peg for the question → utiliza la nueva ley como pretexto para hacer la pregunta
a peg on which to hang a theory → un punto de apoyo para justificar una teoría
use the new law as a peg for the question → utiliza la nueva ley como pretexto para hacer la pregunta
a peg on which to hang a theory → un punto de apoyo para justificar una teoría
B. VT
1. (= secure) (gen) → fijar; [+ clothes] (on line) → tender; [+ tent] → fijar con estacas, sujetar con estacas
see also peg out
see also peg out
2. (fig)
2.1. (= fix) [+ prices, wages] → fijar, estabilizar (at, to en) the Bank wants to peg rates at 9% → el banco quiere fijar or estabilizar las tasas en el 9%
2.2. (= link) → vincular (to a) they continue to peg their currencies to the dollar → siguen vinculando su moneda al dólar
2.3. (= categorize) [+ person] → encasillar
here you're pegged by what you wear → aquí te encasillan por la ropa que llevas
his accent pegged him as an Englishman → su acento lo delataba como inglés
here you're pegged by what you wear → aquí te encasillan por la ropa que llevas
his accent pegged him as an Englishman → su acento lo delataba como inglés
2.4. to peg one's hopes on sth → depositar or cifrar sus esperanzas en algo
peg away VI + ADV → machacar
just keep pegging away until you feel more confident → sigue machacando hasta que te sientas más seguro
to peg away at sth → machacar algo, darle duro a algo
just keep pegging away until you feel more confident → sigue machacando hasta que te sientas más seguro
to peg away at sth → machacar algo, darle duro a algo
peg back VT + ADV Villa were pegged back to a 1-1 draw → Villa perdió su ventaja y terminó empatado a uno
peg down VT + ADV
2. (= force to agree) I pegged him down to saying how much he wanted for it → conseguí que me dijera exactamente por cuánto lo quería vender
I pegged him down to £10 an hour → conseguí que aceptara 10 libras por hora
I pegged him down to £10 an hour → conseguí que aceptara 10 libras por hora
peg out
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
peg
[ˈpɛg] n
(used to hold two things together) → cheville f
(for coat) → patère f
to be brought down a peg, to be taken down a peg [person] → être remis(e) à sa place
to take sb down a peg or two → remettre qn à sa place
to take sb down a peg or two → remettre qn à sa place
vt
(British) [+ groundsheet] → fixer (avec des piquets)
[+ prices, wages] → contrôler, stabiliser
to peg sth at sth [+ price, rate, level, amount] → fixer qch à qch
The bank wants to peg interest rates at 4% → La banque veut fixer les taux d'intérêt à 4%.
to peg sth to sth [+ currency] → fixer le cours de qch par rapport à qch
The peso is pegged to the dollar → Le cours du peso est fixé par rapport au dollar.
to peg sth at sth [+ price, rate, level, amount] → fixer qch à qch
The bank wants to peg interest rates at 4% → La banque veut fixer les taux d'intérêt à 4%.
to peg sth to sth [+ currency] → fixer le cours de qch par rapport à qch
The peso is pegged to the dollar → Le cours du peso est fixé par rapport au dollar.
peg back
vt sep [+ opponent] → revenir surCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
peg
n (= stake) → Pflock m; (= tent peg also) → Hering m; (for pegboard, wood joints, in games) → Stift m; (of musical instrument) → Wirbel m; (Brit: = clothes peg) → (Wäsche)klammer f; (= hook, for mountaineering) → Haken m; (in barrel) → Zapfen m, → Spund m; off the peg → von der Stange; a peg of rum etc → ein Gläschen nt → Rum etc; to take or bring somebody down a peg or two (inf) → jdm einen Dämpfer geben; a (convenient) peg on which to hang one’s prejudices etc → ein guter Aufhänger für seine Vorurteile etc
vt
(= fasten) (with stake) → anpflocken; (with clothes peg) → anklammern; (to pegboard) → anheften; (with tent peg) → festpflocken
(= mark out) area → abstecken
(fig) prices, wages → festsetzen; to have somebody pegged (as something) (inf) → jdn (als etw) abstempeln
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
peg
[pɛg]1. n (for tent) → picchetto (Brit) (also clothes peg) → molletta; (for coat, hat) → attaccapanni m inv
to take sb down a peg (or two) → far abbassare la cresta a qn
a peg on which to hang a theory → un pretesto per presentare una teoria
to take sb down a peg (or two) → far abbassare la cresta a qn
a peg on which to hang a theory → un pretesto per presentare una teoria
2. vt (clothes) → appendere con le mollette; (groundsheet, tent) → fissare con i picchetti (fig) (prices, wages) → fissare, stabilizzare
peg away vi + adv to peg away at sth (fam) → incaponirsi su qc
peg out vi + adv (fam) (die) → crepare, tirare le cuoia
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
peg
(peg) noun1. a usually short, not very thick, piece of wood, metal etc used to fasten or mark something. There were four pegs stuck in the ground.
2. a hook on a wall or door for hanging clothes etc on. Hang your clothes on the pegs in the cupboard.
3. (also ˈclothes-peg) a wooden or plastic clip for holding clothes etc to a rope while drying.
verb – past tense, past participle pegged – to fasten with a peg. She pegged the clothes on the washing-line.
take (someone) down a peg (or two) to make (a proud person) more humble. We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.
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peg
→ وَتَدٌ věšák knage Dübel κρεμάστρα pinza nasta patère kuka molletta ペグ 못 pin nagle kołek mola, prendedor колышек pinne ไม้หนีบผ้า kanca móc treo 销子Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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