Peg (Noun)
Meaning 1
Informal terms for the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks".
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Nouns denoting body parts.
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Meaning 2
Small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc..
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 3
A wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- She used a peg to hang her coat on the wall.
- The carpenter drove a peg into the beam to secure it in place.
- The tent pole was held in place by a small metal peg.
- The peg on the guitar was used to tune the strings.
- The wooden peg was used to repair the broken chair leg.
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Meaning 4
A prosthesis that replaces a missing leg.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 5
A holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 6
Regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.