pegs in English

noun

1

a short cylindrical piece of wood, metal, or plastic, typically tapered at one end, that is used for holding things together, hanging things on, or marking a position.

We rode to the lake where I saw 3 more horses tied to a peg stuck in the ground.

synonyms: pin, nail, dowel, skewer, spike, rivet, brad, screw, bolt, hook, spigot, piton, tee

2

a measure of liquor.

have a peg of whiskey

3

a strong throw, especially in baseball.

Meanwhile, Santa rounded third and headed for home, as the shortstop finally came to his senses and threw a perfect peg to catcher Yunir Garcia, who held the ball in a collision at the plate.

verb

1

fix or make fast with a peg or pegs.

drape individual plants with nets, pegging down the edges

synonyms: fix, pin, attach, fasten, secure, make fast

2

fix (a price, rate, or amount) at a particular level.

A student loan starts accruing interest from the moment it is borrowed, but the interest rate is pegged to the retail price index.

synonyms: hold down, keep down, fix, set, hold, freeze

3

throw (a ball) hard and low, especially in baseball.

the catcher pegs the ball to the first baseman

noun

pin, nail, dowel, skewer, spike, rivet, brad, screw, bolt, hook, spigot, piton, tee
tholepin, pin, rowlock, thole, oarlock
leg, wooden leg, pegleg
nog
pin, stick
pin

verb

fix, hold down, nail down, peg down
fix, pin, attach, fasten, secure, make fast
hold down, keep down, fix, set, hold, freeze
nail down, nail
peg down

Use "pegs" in a sentence

1. Fastening elements of metal, namely pegs and accessories for pegs

2. Fastening elements of plastic, namely pegs and accessories for pegs, namely special-purpose screws

3. Two Symbolic Pegs

4. Mark the boundary with pegs.

5. Tent pegs of metal

6. Pegs for musical instruments

7. Tent pegs, not of metal

8. Countries with pegs and fixed exchange rates

9. Tent pegs and ground anchors of metal, in particular screw-in pegs, screw-in bars and anchor plates

10. Tent pegs and ground anchors of plastic, in particular screw-in tent pegs, screw-in bars and anchor plates

11. Have as many pegs as you like.

12. 4 She hung up the shirt with two pegs.

13. Mother pegs wet clothes on the line.

14. Even better, the pegs didn't snap off.

15. Cribbage Boards Wooden Brass inlaid with metal pegs

16. Cribbage Board with pegs and optional peg storage

17. Anchoring pegs of metal for attaching insulation boards to construction walls

18. I used a sledgehammer to drive the pegs into the ground.

19. Called Pally Chair it's made of pegs and a holder.

20. The methods, dressings (100), and systems (103) help form simulated rete pegs.

21. Anchoring pegs, other than of metal, for attaching insulation boards to construction walls

22. 5 Saddles, gleaming immaculately and stirrup irons polished, hung neatly on pegs.

23. Some six thousand tapered oak pegs hold the mortised joints together.

24. The wood is no good for making poles, not even pegs!

25. Saddles, gleaming immaculately and stirrup irons polished, hung neatly on pegs.

26. Early versions of artificial legs and hands were crude wooden pegs and iron hooks.

27. Single currency and basket pegs are classified as fixed exchange rate regimes.

28. With groups of five to ten of them with a rope tied through nose pegs.

29. Pegs from Lumley Bridge to the day at Chester-le-Street most productive for dace.

30. Branched PEGs have three to ten PEG chains emanating from a central core group.

31. Nails, screw nails, pins, screws, washers, hooks, rivets, dowel bars, anchors, studs, pegs, grips, wire

32. Metal hardware, Nuts, Bolts, Fastening materials, in particular dowels of metal, pegs of metal

33. The only difference was that where our table had pegs, the Johnsons’ table had holes!

34. Paper trays, filing systems, memo boards, storage pegs and storage boards all being for office use

35. Their pegs were of silver and the overlaying of their heads and their joints were of silver.

36. The water is pumped into a small tube with metal pegs immersed in the water.

37. The oil - rich Gulf states are thinking of ditching their currency pegs with the greenback.

38. Fastening elements, namely pegs and accessories therefor, including special-purpose screws, including anchoring screws, pins, screws

39. Fastening elements of metal, in particular pegs, studs, anchors, anchor bolts, threaded rods, nuts, hooks, profiles, nails

40. Others called at Fern Cottage to sell pegs or other wares, made during the short, grey winter days.

41. Streets and squares had only just been marked out with pegs and twine amid the clutter.

42. One very important fact we cannot help noticing is that in India none of these veenas had any pegs .

43. Fastening elements of metal, in particular pegs, studs, anchors, anchor bolts, threaded rods, screw nuts, hooks, profiles, nails

44. Binding and fastening elements of metal, in particular pegs, cotters, bolts and accessories therefor, namely special-purpose threads

45. The instrument, also called Clave, was fashioned from Cuban hardwood used for pegs in the shipbuilding process.

46. Fasteners of metal, in particular pegs, studs, anchors, anchor bolts, threaded rods, nuts, hooks, screws, rivets, washers, clasps

47. Its exchange-rate regime, which pegs the Renminbi to the US dollar, was blamed for the mounting US trade deficit.

48. This item: Zelerdo 4 Pack Aluminum Alloy Bike Pegs Foot Pedals Backseats Stands Fit 3/8 inch Axles $10.99

49. It meant building scaffolding, making pins or pegs, obtaining tar for waterproofing, procuring containers and tools, and so on.

50. Fastening elements of metal, in particular pegs, studs, anchors, anchor bolts, threaded rods, screw nuts, hooks, profiles, nails (pins)