peg

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.5 Related terms 1.6 See also 2 Middle English 2.1 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

Middle English & Middle Dutch pegge, probably cognate and rhymed with Middle English wegge.

[edit] Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -ɛɡ

[edit] Noun

peg (plural pegs)

1. A cylindrical wooden, metal etc. object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
2. A protrusion used to hang things on.
3. (cribbage) A peg moved on a crib board to keep score.

[edit] Related terms

• tent peg
• clothes peg

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to peg (third-person singular simple present pegs, present participle pegging, simple past and past participle pegged)

1. To fasten using a peg.

   Let's peg the rug to the floor.

2. To affix or pin.

   I found a tack and pegged your picture to the bulletin board.

   She lunged forward and pegged him to the wall.

3. To narrow the cuff openings of a pair of pants so that the legs take on a peg shape.
4. To throw.
5. 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.)

   He's been pegged as a suspect.

   I pegged his weight at 165.

6. (cribbage) To move one's pegs to indicate points scored.
7. (slang) To reach or exceed the maximum value on a scale or gauge.

   We pegged the speedometer across the flats.

8. (slang, typically in heterosexual contexts) To engage in anal sex by penetrating one's male partner with a dildo
   • 2007, Violet Blue, The Adventurous Couple's Guide to Strap-On Sex^[1], ISBN 157344278X, page 32:

     When you're pegging him and he gets close to orgasm, you'll observe a number of physical signs […]

[edit] Related terms

• level pegging
• pegging
• pegged pants

[edit] See also

• wedge, cf. Latin cuneus
• cone, cf. Latin conus
• cunny, cunt, cf. Latin cunnus
• (cribbage): muggins

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[edit] Noun

peg

1. peg