Peg
Short for Margaret
A peg is a small cylindrical or tapered pin used to fasten, hang, or mark something: a tent peg, a coat peg, a peg on a cribbage board.
To peg is to fasten with pegs or to fix at a particular level: The currency is pegged to the dollar.
To peg someone is to identify or categorize them: I had him pegged as a troublemaker.
To take someone down a peg is to humble them.
A peg leg is a wooden prosthetic.
In British slang, a peg is a drink of liquor.
Cylindrical wooden fastener
- pinPointed metal fastener
- hookCurved catching device
- nailMetal fastener or keratin plate
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
stake · spike · tack · anchor · cleat · toggle · plug · stopper
Cut or attach
Sharpened post or share
- guyChap or steadying cable
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- ropeThick twisted fibers
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
camping · ground · mallet · hammer · pitch · secure · anchor · grommet
Flat rigid panel
- holeAbsence in matter
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- countReckon a total
- gameOrganized play or sport
track · point · move · advance · lane · wooden · card · skunk
Made from timber
- prostheticManufactured body substitute
- pirateMaritime thief or bootlegger
- artificialMade, not natural
- limbJointed bodily projection
stump · pegleg · Long John Silver · sailor · maritime · ship · captain · amputation
Adjusting pitch accuracy
- stringSlender fiber or character sequence
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
- violinBowed string instrument
- headUppermost body part
turn · adjust · tension · pitch · instrument · knob · winder · machine
dowel
Cylindrical wooden fastener
bolt · stake · spike · tack · anchor · cleat · toggle · plug · stopper · wooden
clip
Cut or attach
laundry · hang · dry · wire · cord · bag · grip · clamp · washing · outdoor
stake
Sharpened post or share
canvas · camping · ground · mallet · hammer · pitch · secure · anchor · grommet · loop
board
Flat rigid panel
game · track · point · move · advance · lane · wooden · card · skunk · pair
wooden
Made from timber
- prostheticManufactured body substitute
- pirateMaritime thief or bootlegger
- artificialMade, not natural
limb · stump · pegleg · Long John Silver · sailor · maritime · ship · captain · amputation · walk
tuning
Adjusting pitch accuracy
- stringSlender fiber or character sequence
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
- violinBowed string instrument
head · turn · adjust · tension · pitch · instrument · knob · winder · machine · fret
shot
Quick liquor serving
brandy · rum · pour · glass · neat · tot · dram · nip · finger · spirit
label
Identifying attachment or marker
- classifyArrange by shared traits
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- pigeonholeClassify too rigidly
type · mark · identify · assess · judge · rate · rank · slot · place · assign
- Margaret nicknamesMaggie, Meg, Peggy, Madge, Marjorie
- Yacht RockMichael McDonald, Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers, Kenny Loggins, Rosanna
- Kids TVSesame Street, SpongeBob, Arthur, Rugrats, Clifford
- peg legProsthetic limb of wood
- taking down a pegReducing someone's pride
- tuning pegsString tension adjusters
- knocked down a pegHad arrogance reduced
- tent pegsAnchors for canvas shelters
- square peg in a round holePerson poorly suited somewhere