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peg
A wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
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noun
A wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
noun
A holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
noun
Regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
noun
A prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
noun
Informal terms for the leg
“Fever left him weak on his sticks”
noun
Small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
verb
Stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations
“The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar”
verb
Fasten or secure with a wooden pin
“Peg a tent”
verb
Pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into
verb
Succeed in obtaining a position
“He nailed down a spot at Harvard”
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Fever left him weak on his sticks
The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar
Peg a tent
He nailed down a spot at Harvard
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