2peg verb
pegs; pegged; peg·ging [+ obj] 1 a : to fasten (something) with pegs
▪ Is the tent pegged down all the way? ▪ (Brit) She was outside pegging the laundry to the clothesline.
b : to put a peg into (something)
▪ He pegged the boards. 2 a : to keep (something, such as a price) at a particular level or rate
▪ peg the price of wheat at its current level
b : to link (something) to another amount or value
▪ The foreign currency is pegged to the U.S. dollar. [=its value changes when the U.S. dollar's value does] ▪ His bonus is pegged to how many sales he makes each year for the company. 3 informal : to think of or identify (someone) as a certain kind of person
▪ The salesman had me pegged [=understood what kind of person I am] in a matter of minutes. — usually + as ▪ She pegged him right away as a nice guy. — sometimes + for ▪ She had him pegged for a liar. 4 US, informal : 1throw
▪ He pegged the ball to first base.
▪ Is the tent pegged down all the way? ▪ (Brit) She was outside pegging the laundry to the clothesline.
b : to put a peg into (something)
▪ He pegged the boards.
▪ peg the price of wheat at its current level
b : to link (something) to another amount or value
▪ The foreign currency is pegged to the U.S. dollar. [=its value changes when the U.S. dollar's value does] ▪ His bonus is pegged to how many sales he makes each year for the company.
▪ The salesman had me pegged [=understood what kind of person I am] in a matter of minutes. — usually + as ▪ She pegged him right away as a nice guy. — sometimes + for ▪ She had him pegged for a liar.
▪ He pegged the ball to first base.
peg away
[phrasal verb] chiefly Brit, informal : to work hard — usually + at ▪ He sat there pegging away at his homework.
peg out
[phrasal verb] Brit, informal : to die
▪ He doesn't want to peg out because of somebody else's mistakes.
▪ He doesn't want to peg out because of somebody else's mistakes.
