pegging
Pinning something down
Pegging has several meanings united by the idea of fastening or fixing.
To peg something is to fasten it with a peg—a small wooden or metal pin: peg the tent to the ground.
Prices or currencies can be pegged to a standard: The dollar was pegged to gold.
To peg someone is to identify or categorize them: I had him pegged as a lawyer.
A peg leg is a wooden prosthetic.
In cribbage, pegging is moving pegs on the scoring board.
In sexual slang, pegging refers to a woman penetrating a man anally with a strap-on dildo.
Fastening securely to position
- securingMaking firmly fixed
- stakingRisking something valuable
- pinningFastening with pointed fasteners
- tetheringFastening with a line
fixing · mounting · attaching · clamping · bolting · nailing · doweling · clothesline
Earning points in competition
Establishing monetary amounts charged
- appraisalEstimation of worth
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- estimationApproximate value judgment
- indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
linking · tying · benchmarking · calibrating · setting · adjusting · wages · benefits
Adopting foreign currency officially
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- parityState of being equal
- fixingRestoring proper function
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
forex · inflation · basket · SDR · devaluation · revaluation · yuan · dirham
Assigning identifying markers
- categorizingAssigning to groups
- typecastRepeatedly assigned similar roles
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
- pigeonholingAssigning to narrow categories
branding · tagging · classifying · profiling · reading · assessing · perception
anchoring
Fastening securely to position
tethering · fixing · mounting · attaching · clamping · bolting · nailing · doweling · clothesline · groundsheet
scoring
Earning points in competition
holes · track · fifteen · pairs · runs · game · hand · starter · go · muggins
pricing
Establishing monetary amounts charged
- appraisalEstimation of worth
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- estimationApproximate value judgment
indexing · linking · tying · benchmarking · calibrating · setting · adjusting · wages · benefits
dollarization
Adopting foreign currency officially
stabilization · forex · inflation · basket · SDR · devaluation · revaluation · yuan · dirham
labeling
Assigning identifying markers
- categorizingAssigning to groups
- typecastRepeatedly assigned similar roles
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
pigeonholing · branding · tagging · classifying · profiling · reading · assessing · perception
- memorizationrote learning, cramming, mnemonics, rehearsal, by heart
- shoemakingcobbler, cordwainer, cobbling, last, shoe lasts
- cribbagecribbage board, nobs, nibs, muggins, crib board
- workshop skillssawing, sanding, planing, chiseling, carving
- reinforcingreinforcing, strengthening, supporting, bolstering, shoring
- forexforex, exchange rate, currency trading, currency exchange, foreign exchange
peggingfloating
Staying atop liquid
freeing · unfixing · unpegging · releasing · liberalizing
peggingmisidentifying
Incorrectly recognizing something
misjudging · misreading · overlooking · confusing · ignoring
- pegging awayWorking persistently at something
- pegging outDying or hanging washing
- level peggingEqually matched in competition