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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Peg \Peg\ (p[e^]g), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pegged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pegging}.] 1. To put pegs into; to fasten the parts of with pegs; as, to peg shoes; to confine with pegs; to restrict or limit closely. [1913 Webster] I will rend an oak And peg thee in his knotty entrails. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Cribbage) To score with a peg, as points in the game; as, she pegged twelwe points. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 3. To identify; to recognize; as, she pegged him as a good carpenter; he was pegged as a blowhard as soon as he started speaking; he was pegged as a exceptional player even in high school. [PJC] 4. (Baseball) To throw (a ball); as, he pegged the runner out at second. [PJC] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Peg \Peg\ (p[e^]g), n. [OE. pegge; cf. Sw. pigg, Dan. pig a point, prickle, and E. peak.] 1. A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe peg. [1913 Webster] 2. A wooden pin, or nail, on which to hang things, as coats, etc. Hence, colloquially and figuratively: A support; a reason; a pretext; as, a peg to hang a claim upon. [1913 Webster] 3. One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. One of the pins used for marking points on a cribbage board. [1913 Webster] 5. A step; a degree; esp. in the slang phrase "To take one down a peg." [1913 Webster] To screw papal authority to the highest peg. --Barrow. [1913 Webster] And took your grandees down a peg. --Hudibras. [1913 Webster] 6. A drink of spirits, usually whisky or brandy diluted with soda water. [India] This over, the club will be visited for a "peg," Anglice drink. --Harper's Mag. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 7. (Baseball) a hard throw, especially one made to put out a baserunner; as, the peg to the plate went wild. [PJC] {peg board}, a board with multiple small holes into which pegs can be inserted in different arrays so as to form hooks from which to hang tools or other objects for convenient access; it is typically hung from a wall in a workshop. {Peg ladder}, a ladder with but one standard, into which cross pieces are inserted. {Peg tankard}, an ancient tankard marked with pegs, so as divide the liquor into equal portions. "Drink down to your peg." --Longfellow. {Peg tooth}. See {Fleam tooth} under {Fleam}. {Peg top}, a boy's top which is spun by throwing it. {Screw peg}, a small screw without a head, for fastening soles. [1913 Webster +PJC] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Peg \Peg\, v. i. To work diligently, as one who pegs shoes; -- usually with on, at, or away; as, to peg away at a task. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: peg n 1: a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface [syn: {peg}, {nog}] 2: small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. [syn: {peg}, {pin}] 3: informal terms for the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks" [syn: {pin}, {peg}, {stick}] 4: a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg [syn: {peg}, {wooden leg}, {leg}, {pegleg}] 5: regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument 6: a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing [syn: {peg}, {pin}, {thole}, {tholepin}, {rowlock}, {oarlock}] v 1: succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard" [syn: {nail down}, {nail}, {peg}] 2: pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into 3: fasten or secure with a wooden pin; "peg a tent" [syn: {peg}, {peg down}] 4: stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations; "The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar" From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]: PEG PCI Express for Graphics (PCIe, Intel) From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]: PEG Platform European Grid [conference] (grid)