Pegged

4 definitions found

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]:

  pegged \pegged\ (p[e^]gd), a.
     Tapering toward teh bottom; as, pegged pants.
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  peg
       n 1: a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface [syn: {nog}]
       2: small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or
          define locations etc. [syn: {pin}]
       3: informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his
          sticks" [syn: {pin}, {stick}]
       4: a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg [syn: {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: {pin},
           {thole}, {tholepin}, {rowlock}, {oarlock}]
       v 1: succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at
            Harvard" [syn: {nail down}, {nail}]
       2: pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin
          into into
       3: fasten or secure with a wooden pin; "peg a tent" [syn: {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"
       [also: {pegging}, {pegged}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pegged
       See {peg}