English to English noun
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a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface | | source: wordnet30
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small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. | | source: wordnet30
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informal terms for the leg | | Example: fever left him weak on his sticks
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a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg | | source: wordnet30
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regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument | | source: wordnet30
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a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing | | source: wordnet30
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A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe peg. | | source: webster1913
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A drink of spirits, usually whisky or brandy diluted with soda water. | | source: webster1913 verb
9 |
succeed in obtaining a position | | Example: He nailed down a spot at Harvard
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10 |
pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into | | source: wordnet30
11 |
fasten or secure with a wooden pin | | Example: peg a tent
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stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations | | Example: The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar
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To put pegs into; to fasten the parts of with pegs; as, to peg shoes; to confine with pegs; to restrict or limit closely. | | source: webster1913
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To work diligently, as one who pegs shoes; -- usually with on, at, or away; as, to peg away at a task. | | source: webster1913
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