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peg
Overview of noun peg
The noun peg has 6 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) peg, nog -- (a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface)
2. peg, pin -- (small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.)
3. pin, peg, stick -- (informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks")
4. peg, wooden leg, leg, pegleg -- (a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg)
5. peg -- (regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument)
6. peg, pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock -- (a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing)
Overview of verb peg
The verb peg has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. nail down, nail, peg -- (succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard")
2. peg -- (pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into)
3. peg, peg down -- (fasten or secure with a wooden pin; "peg a tent")
4. peg -- (stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations; "The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun peg
6 senses of peg
Sense 1
peg, nog
=> pin
=> fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
=> restraint, constraint
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
peg, pin
=> marker, marking, mark
=> symbol
=> signal, signaling, sign
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
pin, peg, stick
=> leg
=> limb
=> extremity, appendage, member
=> external body part
=> body part
=> part, piece
=> thing
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
peg, wooden leg, leg, pegleg
=> prosthesis, prosthetic device
=> corrective, restorative
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 5
peg
=> regulator
=> control, controller
=> mechanism
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 6
peg, pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock
=> holder
=> holding device
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun peg
1 of 6 senses of peg
Sense 1
peg, nog
=> tee, golf tee
=> tent peg
=> treenail, trenail, trunnel
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun peg
6 senses of peg
Sense 1
peg, nog
=> pin
Sense 2
peg, pin
=> marker, marking, mark
Sense 3
pin, peg, stick
=> leg
Sense 4
peg, wooden leg, leg, pegleg
=> prosthesis, prosthetic device
Sense 5
peg
=> regulator
Sense 6
peg, pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock
=> holder
Antonyms of noun peg
Member Holonyms of noun peg
Substance Holonyms of noun peg
Part Holonyms of noun peg
2 of 6 senses of peg
Sense 5
peg
PART OF: stringed instrument
Sense 6
peg, pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock
PART OF: dinghy, dory, rowboat
Member Meronyms of noun peg
Substance Meronyms of noun peg
Part Meronyms of noun peg
Meronyms of noun peg
Holonyms of noun peg
2 of 6 senses of peg
Sense 5
peg
PART OF: stringed instrument
Sense 6
peg, pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock
PART OF: dinghy, dory, rowboat
Attributes of noun peg
Derived Forms of noun peg
2 of 6 senses of peg
Sense 1
peg, nog
RELATED TO>(verb) peg#3
=> peg, peg down
RELATED TO>(verb) peg#2
=> peg
Sense 2
peg, pin
RELATED TO>(verb) peg#2
=> peg
Domain of noun peg
Domain Terms of noun peg
Familiarity of noun peg
peg used as a noun is common (polysemy count =6)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun peg
6 senses of peg
Sense 1
peg, nog
> pin
=> barrette
=> bitt pin
=> hairpin
=> hatpin
=> linchpin, lynchpin
=> peg, nog
=> rivet
=> safety pin
=> skewer
=> straight pin
=> wrist pin, gudgeon pin
Sense 2
peg, pin
> marker, marking, mark
=> earmark
=> brand
=> trademark
=> authentication, hallmark, assay-mark
=> postmark
=> watermark
=> broad arrow
=> milestone, milepost
=> peg, pin
=> spot, pip
=> label
=> cairn
Sense 3
pin, peg, stick
> leg
=> pin, peg, stick
=> bowleg, genu varum, tibia vara
=> shank's mare, shanks' mare, shank's pony, shanks' pony
=> spindlelegs, spindleshanks
Sense 4
peg, wooden leg, leg, pegleg
> prosthesis, prosthetic device
=> glass eye
=> implant
=> obturator
=> peg, wooden leg, leg, pegleg
Sense 5
peg
> regulator
=> aperture
=> ballcock, ball cock
=> draft
=> faucet, spigot
=> flywheel
=> peg
=> petcock
=> register
=> safety valve, relief valve, escape valve, escape cock, escape
=> sluicegate, sluice valve, floodgate, penstock, head gate, water gate
=> thermostat, thermoregulator
Sense 6
peg, pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock
> holder
=> candlestick, candle holder
=> keyboard
=> peg, pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock
=> zarf
Meronyms of noun peg
6 senses of peg
Sense 1
peg, nog
=> pin
HAS PART: head
HAS PART: pinhead
HAS PART: point
HAS PART: shank, stem
=> fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
=> restraint, constraint
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 3
pin, peg, stick
=> leg
HAS PART: peroneal vein, fibular vein, vena peroneus
HAS PART: saphenous vein, vena saphena
HAS PART: tibial vein, vena tibialis
HAS PART: crus
HAS PART: thigh
HAS PART: musculus adductor brevis
HAS PART: musculus adductor longus
HAS PART: musculus adductor magnus, great adductor muscle
HAS PART: quadriceps, quadriceps femoris, musculus quadriceps femoris, quad
HAS PART: circumflex artery of the thigh, arteria circumflexa femoris
HAS PART: femoral artery, arteria femoralis
HAS PART: femoral vein, vena femoralis
HAS PART: femoral nerve, nervus femoralis, anterior crural nerve
HAS PART: femur, thighbone, femoris
HAS PART: lateral condyle
HAS PART: medial condyle
HAS PART: trochanter
HAS PART: musculus biceps femoris, femoral biceps
HAS PART: hip, hip joint, coxa, articulatio coxae
HAS PART: ischium, ischial bone, os ischii
HAS PART: shank
HAS PART: calf, sura
HAS PART: gastrocnemius, gastrocnemius muscle
HAS PART: soleus, soleus muscle
HAS PART: Achilles tendon, tendon of Achilles
HAS PART: shin
HAS PART: foot, human foot, pes
HAS PART: heelbone, calcaneus, os tarsi fibulare
HAS PART: arcuate artery, arteria arcuata
HAS PART: digital arteries, arteria digitalis
HAS PART: metatarsal artery, arteria metatarsea
HAS PART: intercapitular vein, vena intercapitalis
HAS PART: metatarsal vein, vena metatarsus
HAS PART: instep
HAS PART: sole
HAS PART: ball
HAS PART: toe
HAS PART: tiptoe
HAS PART: toenail
HAS PART: big toe, great toe, hallux
HAS PART: little toe
HAS PART: heel
HAS PART: Achilles tendon, tendon of Achilles
HAS PART: sciatic nerve, nervus ischiadicus
HAS PART: saphenous nerve, nervus saphenus
HAS PART: knee, knee joint, human knee, articulatio genus, genu
HAS PART: patella, kneecap, kneepan
HAS PART: musculus articularis genus
HAS PART: genicular vein, vena genus
HAS PART: ankle, ankle joint, mortise joint, articulatio talocruralis
HAS PART: anklebone, astragal, astragalus, talus
HAS PART: tibialis, tibialis muscle, musculus tibialis
HAS PART: leg bone
HAS PART: fibula, calf bone
HAS PART: tibia, shinbone, shin
HAS PART: knock-knee, genu valgum, tibia valga
=> limb
HAS PART: stump
HAS PART: extremity
=> extremity, appendage, member
=> external body part
=> body part
HAS PART: corpus
Sense 4
peg, wooden leg, leg, pegleg
=> prosthesis, prosthetic device
=> corrective, restorative
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 5
peg
=> regulator
=> control, controller
=> mechanism
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 6
peg, pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock
=> holder
=> holding device
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun peg
2 of 6 senses of peg
Sense 5
peg
PART OF: stringed instrument
Sense 6
peg, pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock
PART OF: dinghy, dory, rowboat
Grep of noun peg
clothes peg
lake winnipeg
mumble-the-peg
mumblety-peg
peg
peg top
pegasus
pegboard
pegleg
pegmatite
tent peg
winnipeg
Antonyms of verb peg
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb peg
4 senses of peg
Sense 1
nail down, nail, peg
=> succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods
Sense 2
peg
=> pierce, thrust
=> penetrate, perforate
=> enter, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into
Sense 3
peg, peg down
=> attach
=> connect, link, tie, link up
Also See> peg down#2
Sense 4
peg
=> stabilize, stabilise
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb peg
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb peg
4 senses of peg
Sense 1
nail down, nail, peg
=> succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods
Sense 2
peg
=> pierce, thrust
Sense 3
peg, peg down
=> attach
Also See> peg down#2
Sense 4
peg
=> stabilize, stabilise
'Cause To' of verb peg
Derived Forms of verb peg
2 of 4 senses of peg
Sense 2
peg
RELATED TO>(noun) peg#2
=> peg, pin
RELATED TO>(noun) peg#1
=> peg, nog
Sense 3
peg, peg down
RELATED TO>(noun) peg#1
=> peg, nog
Domain of verb peg
Domain Terms of verb peg
Familiarity of verb peg
peg used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb peg
4 senses of peg
Sense 1
nail down, nail, peg
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
peg
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
peg, peg down
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 4
peg
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb peg
4 senses of peg
Sense 1
nail down, nail, peg
> succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods
=> hit
=> pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off, manage
=> pass, clear
=> luck out, hit the jackpot
=> nail down, nail, peg
=> pass, make it
=> run
=> work, act
=> pan out
=> achieve, accomplish, attain, reach
=> arrive, make it, get in, go far
Sense 2
peg
> pierce, thrust
=> stick
=> stick
=> peg
=> center punch
=> transfix, impale, empale, spike
=> horn, tusk
=> gore
=> lance
Sense 3
peg, peg down
> attach
=> fixate, fix
=> tether
=> fasten
=> hinge
=> bell
=> ring, band
=> couple, couple on, couple up
=> affix
=> bind
=> hitch, catch
=> append, tag on, tack on, tack, hang on
=> append, add on, supplement, affix
=> tape
=> glue, paste
=> pin down, pin up
=> peg, peg down
=> fasten, fix, secure
=> mount
=> affix, stick on
=> nail
=> hook up
=> clip
=> insert, infix, enter, introduce
=> yoke
=> harness, tackle
=> yoke, link
=> saddle
=> tag, label, mark
=> limber, limber up
Sense 4
peg
> stabilize, stabilise
=> peg
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb peg
Sense 1
nail down, nail, peg
=> succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods
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Sense 2
peg
=> pierce, thrust
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Sense 3
peg, peg down
=> attach
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Sense 4
peg
=> stabilize, stabilise
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Grep of verb peg
peg
peg away
peg down
Grep of adj peg
off-the-peg
pegged-down
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