I. ˈpeg noun
Etymology: Middle English pegge, probably from Middle Dutch
Date: 15th century
1.
a. : a small usually cylindrical pointed or tapered piece (as of wood) used to pin down or fasten things or to fit into or close holes : pin , plug
b. British : clothespin
c. : a predetermined level at which something (as a price) is fixed
2.
a. : a projecting piece used as a support or boundary marker
b. : something (as a fact or issue) used as a support, pretext, or reason
a news peg for the story
3.
a. : one of the movable wooden pegs set in the head of a stringed instrument (as a violin) that are turned to regulate the pitch of the strings — see violin illustration
b. : a step or degree especially in estimation
4. : a pointed prong or claw for catching or tearing
5. British : drink
poured himself out a stiff peg — Dorothy Sayers
6. : something (as a leg) resembling a peg
7. : throw ; especially : a hard throw in baseball made in an attempt to put out a base runner
II. verb
( pegged ; peg·ging )
Date: 1543
transitive verb
1.
a. : to put a peg into
b. British : to pin (laundry) on a clothesline
2. : to attach or fix as if with a peg: as
a. : to pin down : restrict
b. : to fix or hold (as prices or wage increases) at a predetermined level or rate
c. : to place in a definite category : identify
was pegged as an intellectual
3. : to mark by pegs
4. : throw
intransitive verb
1. : to work steadily and diligently — often used with away
2. : to move along vigorously or hastily : hustle
III. adjective
or pegged
Date: 1681
: wide at the top and narrow at the bottom
peg pants