Peg vs. Clothespin
Difference Between Peg and Clothespin
Pegnoun
A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
Clothespinnoun
A clip or fastener used to secure garments to a clothesline while drying.
Pegnoun
Measurement between the pegs: after killing an animal hunters used the distance between a peg near the animal's nose and one near the end of its body to measure its body length.
Clothespinverb
(transitive) To affix with a clothespin.
Pegnoun
A protrusion used to hang things on.
Hang your coat on the peg and come in.Clothespinnoun
wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline
Pegnoun
(figurative) A support; a reason; a pretext.
a peg to hang a claim uponPegnoun
(cribbage) A peg moved on a crib board to keep score.
Pegnoun
(finance) A fixed exchange rate, where a currency's value is matched to the value of another currency or measure such as gold
Pegnoun
(UK) A small quantity of a strong alcoholic beverage.
Pegnoun
A place formally allotted for fishing
Pegnoun
A leg or foot.
Pegnoun
One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.
Pegnoun
A step; a degree.
Pegnoun
Short for clothes peg.
Pegnoun
(journalism) A topic of interest, such as an ongoing event or an anniversary, around which various features can be developed.
Pegnoun
A stump.
Pegverb
(transitive) To fasten using a peg.
Let's peg the rug to the floor.Pegverb
(transitive) To affix or pin.
I found a tack and pegged your picture to the bulletin board.She lunged forward and pegged him to the wall.Pegverb
(transitive) To fix a value or price.
China's currency is no longer pegged to the American dollar.Pegverb
(transitive) To narrow the cuff openings of a pair of pants so that the legs take on a peg shape.
Pegverb
To throw.
Pegverb
To indicate or ascribe an attribute to. (Assumed to originate from the use of pegs or pins as markers on a bulletin board or a list.)
He's been pegged as a suspect.I pegged his weight at 165.Pegverb
(cribbage) To move one's pegs to indicate points scored; to score with a peg.
She pegged twelve points.Pegverb
To reach or exceed the maximum value on (a scale or gauge).
We pegged the speedometer across the flats.Pegverb
To engage in anal sex by penetrating (one's male partner) with a dildo.
Pegverb
(intransitive) To keep working hard at something; to peg away.
Pegnoun
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
Pegnoun
small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
Pegnoun
informal terms of the leg;
fever left him weak on his sticksPegnoun
a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
Pegnoun
regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
Pegnoun
a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
Pegverb
succeed in obtaining a position;
He nailed down a spot at HarvardPegverb
pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into into
Pegverb
fasten or secure with a wooden pin;
peg a tentPegverb
stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations;
The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar
