What are some alternative words for peg?
Synonyms for peg
pɛg
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Princeton's WordNet
peg, nog(noun)
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
Synonyms:
nog, pegleg, leg, stick, oarlock, pin, rowlock, tholepin, wooden leg, tholepeg, pin(noun)
small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
Synonyms:
oarlock, tholepin, wooden leg, pin, pin tumbler, nog, pivot, thole, leg, bowling pin, stick, pegleg, fall, personal identification number, flag, rowlockpin, peg, stick(noun)
informal terms for the leg
"fever left him weak on his sticks"
Synonyms:
oarlock, reefer, tholepin, stick, pin, joystick, pin tumbler, nog, control stick, pivot, thole, joint, leg, bowling pin, pegleg, spliff, fall, personal identification number, marijuana cigarette, flag, wooden leg, rowlockpeg, wooden leg, leg, pegleg(noun)
a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
Synonyms:
branch, stage, nog, pegleg, leg, stick, oarlock, pin, ramification, rowlock, tholepin, wooden leg, tholepeg(noun)
regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
Synonyms:
nog, pegleg, leg, stick, oarlock, pin, rowlock, tholepin, wooden leg, tholepeg, pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock(verb)
a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
Synonyms:
oarlock, tholepin, wooden leg, pin, pin tumbler, nog, pivot, thole, leg, bowling pin, stick, pegleg, fall, personal identification number, flag, rowlocknail down, nail, peg(verb)
succeed in obtaining a position
"He nailed down a spot at Harvard"
Synonyms:
peg down, sweep through, apprehend, pass with flying colors, collar, blast, nab, settle, breeze through, sail through, pin down, narrow down, specify, ace, finalise, nail, nail down, complete, pick up, pinpoint, finalize, boom, arrest, cop, narrow, smashpeg(verb)
pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into
peg, peg down(verb)
fasten or secure with a wooden pin
"peg a tent"
Synonyms:
nail down, pin down, peg down, narrow down, specify, narrow, nailpeg(verb)
stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations
"The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar"
Wiktionary
peg(verb)
To indicate or ascribe an attribute to. (Assumed to originate from the use of pegs or pins as markers on a bulletin board or a list.)
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shotNoun
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#522 | complete | |
#1232 | fall | |
#1572 | stage | |
#2082 | joint | |
#2200 | branch | |
#2413 | flag | |
#3071 | pin | |
#3387 | stick | |
#3823 | specify | |
#3889 | narrow | |
#4093 | leg | |
#5688 | ace | |
#6477 | blast | |
#6667 | nail | |
#7386 | boom | |
#7523 | arrest | |
#7597 | collar | |
#8623 | settle | |
#9382 | cop | |
#10528 | anchorage | |
#11344 | ankle | |
#11946 | peg | |
#12011 | pedal | |
#13346 | smash | |
#14854 | parity | |
#17536 | bmp | |
#19091 | pivot | |
#19427 | joystick | |
#21231 | finalize | |
#21586 | pinpoint | |
#28457 | nab | |
#29654 | pegs | |
#32585 | nog | |
#49251 | reefer | |
#53441 | apprehend | |
#58018 | finalise | |
#69782 | footboard | |
#109204 | thole | |
#117042 | spliff | |
#117351 | ramification | |
#124579 | footboards | |
#171169 | footpegs | |
#329353 | hypha |
How to use peg in a sentence?
[ S ] he told me that Peg Romanik had gotten a call from a high-level political appointee within the Department of the Interior who informed Peg Romanik that our position out here, in Arizona, was not the position of the administration.
Markets believe there is an increasing chance of the dollar peg being broken in the medium term, given low oil prices and potential strains on the balance of payments, we don't believe that the peg will be broken.
Pressure is building because of lower oil prices and a higher dollar. If oil prices continue to move lower and you have more questions raised about changing the peg, the spread will continue to widen.
We don't regulate markets like we regulate banks, it is like creating a square peg for a round hole.
They tried to switch to a floating foreign exchange regime and it hasn't worked, will they admit that the float has failed and go back to the peg? The main task ... will be to restore credibility of the central bank.
Translations for peg
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- anklammern, Stift, Wäscheklammer, werfen, Pflock, Holzdübel, schätzen, klammernGerman
- naula, tappiFinnish
- lancer avec force, fixer, cheville, cheviller, patère, porte-manteau, mettre sur le dos, épingler, cataloguer commeFrench
- snagiIcelandic
- piolo, attaccapanni, tasselloItalian
- karatiti, titiMāori
- вешалка, крючок, колышекRussian
- knarv, tappSwedish
- pim, mandal, tutturmak, asmak, tahmin etmek, atmak, ağaç çiviTurkish
- 衣夾Chinese
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