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Nouns (17)

peg

n. a stick used in croquet

peg

n. regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument

n. a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface

n. informal terms for the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks"

n. a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg

n. a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing

Verbs (4)

peg

v. pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into

peg

v. stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations; "The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar"

v. fasten or secure with a wooden pin; "peg a tent"

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Fuzzynyms (6)

n. a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener

n. a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener

n. a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together

n. a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured

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