pegs

Noun

• a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
• small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
• informal terms for the leg
• a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
• regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
• a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
• plural of peg
• peg-top trousers
• The stumps.

Verb

• succeed in obtaining a position
• pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into
• fasten or secure with a wooden pin
• stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations
• third-person singular simple present indicative of peg

Synonyms

leg, nail, nail down, nog, oarlock, peg, peg down, pegleg, pin, rowlock, stick, thole, tholepin, wooden leg