peg

Definitions

• A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
• Measurement between the pegs: after killing an animal hunters used the distance between a peg near the animal's nose and one near the end of its tail to measure its body length.
• A protrusion used to hang things on.
• (figurative) A support; a reason; a pretext.
• (cribbage) A peg moved on a crib board to keep score.
• (finance) A fixed exchange rate, where a currency's value is matched to the value of another currency or measure such as gold
• (UK) A small quantity of a strong alcoholic beverage.
• A place formally allotted for fishing
• (colloquial) A leg or foot.
• One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.
• A step; a degree.
• clothes peg.
• (journalism) A topic of interest, such as an ongoing event or an anniversary, around which various features can be developed.
• (cricket) A stump.
• (slang) The penetration of one's (male) partner in the anus using a dildo.