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To assort according to type, category or class
To throw or launch something in a given direction
Fix, secure, or mark with a peg or pegs
“Trying to peg a sheet on to the washing line.”
To fix or maintain something, such as prices, at a particular level or value
“The publishing industry defends its pricing policies, saying that foreign sales would be impossible if book prices were not pegged to local market conditions.”
To work steadily
“He urged them to persist with their efforts to bring about peace.”
To move one's pegs to indicate points scored
To apply great and continuous effort
To identify as relevant or important
To describe within a narrative
Restrain or keep in check
To examine something with great care
To appoint or specify as a selection
To accuse of wrongdoing
Identify clearly and definitely
To be or give a sign or symptom of
Be wary
Put aside for future consideration
To move to or place in a particular position
A short pin or bolt, typically tapered at one end, that is used for securing something in place, 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.”
A distinct stage in a series of events or process
A single step taken while walking or running
A pointed wooden stake driven into the ground, typically to form a fence or to tether a horse
A plug or stopper, typically made from bark and used for bottles
Something that marks
Each of the limbs on which a person or animal walks and stands
A single act of imbibing in a liquid, or the single portion that is imbibed
A piece of metal or other hard material curved or bent back at an angle, for catching hold of or hanging things on
An act of throwing
A projecting part on a tool or other instrument, especially one of a series that function or engage together, such as a cog on a gearwheel or a point on a saw
Made of wood
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