peg
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2.7
- noun
- /pɛg/
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- Natalie has taken an apron off its peg and is smiling as she comes towards him.
- wooden pegs
- square pegs
- round pegs
And then it had like a little peg, like again, tiny teeny pegs.
- And then it had like a little peg, like again, tiny teeny pegs.
- And I will create my own hole to fit my square peg into.
- And she felt like this kind of square peg trying to fit into the round hole of Hollywood.
- So I got to change that by knocking you down a few pegs.
- That's a metal peg that magnet attachments go to accessories.
Examples
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You can hang your coat on the peg near the door.
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Bring pegs to hold him.
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And I will create my own hole to fit my square peg into.
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Well, you can hang your clothes on the pegs in here.
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I suggest you gentlemen invent a way to put a square peg in a round hole.
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The fact is that I need somebody who can drive tent pegs.
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The third task required the participants to place 25 pegs in a pegboard as quickly as possible using both hands.
Academic text (2006) -
Above the desk, hanging from pegs, are his and Boyle's holstered revolvers.
Fiction book (1991) -
CAMPGROUND - DUSK: Marcy Anderson hammers the last peg in for their tent.
Fiction book (1996) -
The tent was secured with metal pegs to prevent it from blowing away.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small metal or plastic object used to attach things to cloth
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2.2
A small nail with a flat head used to fasten things
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9.9
A short wooden block that carpenters put inside walls to support shelves or frames
4
1.0
A small metal thing with a sharp point and a cover that holds clothes together
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1.6
A small pin with a round head used to hold paper on a board
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6.5
A small decorative pin that holds a tie to a shirt
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2.6
A pointed piece of wood or metal pushed into the ground to hold a tent
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8.0
A small decorative pin used to fasten or decorate a tie
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1.1
A small wooden or plastic clip that holds wet clothes on a line while they dry
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6.1
A small decorative pin that holds a tie to a shirt
A small round metal or wooden rod that you put into holes in two pieces to hold them together
A wooden peg used to hold pieces of wood together by swelling when wet
A short wooden or metal bar that holds a rope when you wrap it around
Idioms
Compounds
- Archaic
A children's game where players throw a small knife to make it stick in the ground
How Practical
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word peg originally meant a small piece of wood or other material used as a 'pin' to fasten or mark things. So a peg today is still a small pin used to hold, mark, or secure objects.