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peg

nounverb /pɛɡ/ 1 syllables 3 letters Scrabble 6 WWF 8
Definitions
noun

a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing

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”

noun

small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.

noun

a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg

noun

a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface

verb

succeed in obtaining a position

noun

informal terms for the leg

verb

fasten or secure with a wooden pin

“peg a tent”

verb

pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into

noun

regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument

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