(~s, ~ging, ~ged)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ 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 ~ in the kitchen.
N-COUNT
2.
A ~ 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 ~ is a small piece of wood or metal that is used for fastening something to something else.
He builds furniture using wooden ~s instead of nails.
N-COUNT
4.
If you ~ something somewhere or ~ it down, you fix it there with ~s.
...trying to ~ a double sheet on a washing line on a blustery day...
Peg down netting over the top to keep out leaves.
...a tent ~ged 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 ~ged at a particular level, it is fixed at that level.
Its currency is ~ged to the dollar...
UK trading profits were ~ged at ?40 million...
The Bank wants to ~ rates at 9%.
...a ~ged European currency.
VERB: be V-ed to n, be V-ed at n, V n at amount, V-ed
see also level-~ging
6.
Off-the-~ 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-~ two-piece suit...
? made-to-measure
PHRASE: PHR n, PHR after v