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- [peg]
- /pɛg/
- /peɡ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [peg]
- /pɛg/
Definitions of peg word
- noun peg a female given name, form of Peggy. 1
- verb with object peg to drive or insert a peg into. 1
- verb with object peg to fasten with or as with pegs. 1
- verb with object peg to mark with pegs. 1
- verb with object peg to strike or pierce with or as with a peg. 1
- verb with object peg to keep (the commodity price, exchange rate, etc.) at a set level, as by manipulation or law. 1
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Origin of peg
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English pegge (noun), peggen (v.) < Middle Dutch
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Peg
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
peg popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
peg usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for peg
verb peg
- add up — If facts or events do not add up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds up, it is reasonable and sensible.
- appraise — If you appraise something or someone, you consider them carefully and form an opinion about them.
- ascertain — If you ascertain the truth about something, you find out what it is, especially by making a deliberate effort to do so.
- assay — An assay is a test of a substance to find out what chemicals it contains. It is usually carried out to find out how pure a substance is.
- assess — When you assess a person, thing, or situation, you consider them in order to make a judgment about them.
noun peg
- brace — If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.
- brad — a small tapered nail having a small head that is either symmetrical or formed on one side only
- cantilever — A cantilever is a long piece of metal or wood used in a structure such as a bridge. One end is fastened to something and the other end is used to support part of the structure.
- denticle — a small tooth or toothlike part, such as any of the placoid scales of sharks
- dowel — a piece of wood driven into a hole drilled in a masonry wall to receive nails, as for fastening woodwork.
adj peg
adjective peg
- wooden — consisting or made of wood; wood: a wooden ship.
Antonyms for peg
verb peg
- loose — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
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