PEG


Meaning of PEG in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ peg ]

( pegs, pegging, pegged)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

A peg is a small hook or knob that is attached to a wall or door and is used for hanging things on.

His work jacket hung on the peg in the kitchen.

N-COUNT

2.

A peg is a small device which you use to fasten clothes to a washing line. ( mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use clothespin )

N-COUNT

3.

A peg is a small piece of wood or metal that is used for fastening something to something else.

He builds furniture using wooden pegs instead of nails.

N-COUNT

4.

If you peg something somewhere or peg it down , you fix it there with pegs.

...trying to peg a double sheet on a washing line on a blustery day...

Peg down netting over the top to keep out leaves.

...a tent pegged to the ground nearby for the kids.

VERB : V n prep / adv , V n with adv , V-ed prep

5.

If a price or amount of something is pegged at a particular level, it is fixed at that level.

Its currency is pegged to the dollar...

UK trading profits were pegged at £40 million...

The Bank wants to peg rates at 9%.

...a pegged European currency.

VERB : be V-ed to n , be V-ed at n , V n at amount , V-ed

see also level-pegging

6.

Off-the-peg clothes are made in large numbers and sent to shops, not made specially for a particular person. ( BRIT; in AM, use off-the-rack )

...an off-the-peg two-piece suit...

≠ made-to-measure

PHRASE : PHR n , PHR after v

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