n. 25B6; noun PIN, nail, dowel, skewer, spike, rivet, brad, screw, bolt, hook, spigot; Mountaineering piton; Golf tee.
25B6; verb
the flysheet is pegged to the ground : FIX, pin, attach, fasten, secure, make fast.
we decided to peg our prices : HOLD DOWN, keep down, fix, set, hold, freeze.
25A0; peg away (informal) WORK HARD, slog away, plod away, hammer away, grind away, slave away, exert oneself; persevere, persist, keep at it; informal beaver away, plug away, stick at it, soldier on; Brit. informal graft away.
25A0; take someone down a peg or two HUMBLE, humiliate, mortify, bring down, shame, embarrass, abash, put someone in their place, chasten, subdue, squash, deflate, make someone eat humble pie; informal show up, settle someone's hash, cut down to size; N. Amer. informal make someone eat crow.