Peg vs. Clothespin

Peg and Clothespin Definitions
Peg
A small cylindrical or tapered pin, as of wood, used to fasten things or plug a hole.
Clothespin
A clip of wood or plastic for fastening clothes to a clothesline.
Peg
A similar pin forming a projection that may be used as a support or boundary marker.
Clothespin
A clip or fastener used to secure garments to a clothesline while drying, and sometimes for other applications requiring holding or pinching.
Peg
(Music) One of the pins of a stringed instrument that are turned to tighten or slacken the strings so as to regulate their pitch.
Clothespin
(transitive) To affix with a clothespin.
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Peg
A degree or notch, as in estimation
Our opinion of him went up a few pegs after he did the dishes.
Clothespin
A forked piece of wood or plastic, or a small device with a spring clamp, used for fastening clothes on a line.
Peg
Chiefly British A drink of liquor.
Clothespin
Wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline
Peg
(Baseball) A low and fast throw made to put a base runner out.
Peg
(Informal) A leg, especially a wooden one.
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Peg
To fasten or plug with a peg or pegs.
Peg
To designate or mark by means of a peg or pegs.
Peg
To fix (a price) at a certain level or within a certain range.
Peg
(Informal) To classify; categorize
I pegged her as an opportunist. Why do you have me pegged as the rowdy one?.
Peg
To hit, especially with a thrown object or fired projectile
She pegged him on the head with a snowball.
Peg
To throw or fire (an object or projectile)
“How did you learn to peg a ball as straight as this?” (Zane Grey).
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Peg
To work steadily; persist
Pegged away until our luck turned.
Peg
Wide at the top and narrowing toward the bottom
Peg jeans.
A peg skirt.
Peg
A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
Peg
A protrusion used to hang things on.
Hang your coat on the peg and come in.
Peg
(figurative) A support; a reason; a pretext.
A peg to hang a claim upon
Peg
(cribbage) A peg moved on a crib board to keep score.
Peg
(finance) A fixed exchange rate, where a currency's value is matched to the value of another currency or measure such as gold.
Peg
(UK) A small quantity of a strong alcoholic beverage.
Peg
A place formally allotted for fishing
Peg
A leg or foot.
Peg
One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.
Peg
A step; a degree.
Peg
Ellipsis of clothes peg
Peg
(journalism) A topic of interest, such as an ongoing event or an anniversary, around which various features can be developed.
Peg
A stump.
Peg
(slang) The penetration of one's (male) partner in the anus using a dildo.
Get your strap-on out and give me a nice peg!
Peg
A serving of brandy and soda.
Peg
(India) A serving of any hard spirit, particularly whisky.
Peg
A shilling.
Peg
(transitive) To fasten using a peg.
Let's peg the rug to the floor.
Peg
(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.
Peg
(transitive) To fix a value or price.
China's currency is no longer pegged to the American dollar.
Peg
(transitive) To narrow the cuff openings of a pair of pants so that the legs take on a peg shape.
Peg
To throw.
Peg
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.
Peg
(cribbage) To move one's pegs to indicate points scored; to score with a peg.
She pegged twelve points.
Peg
To reach or exceed the maximum value on (a scale or gauge).
We pegged the speedometer across the flats.
Peg
To engage in anal sex by penetrating (one's male partner) with a dildo.
Peg
(intransitive) To keep working hard at something; to peg away.
Peg
To drink alcohol frequently, especially brandy and soda; to tipple.
Peg
A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe peg.
Peg
A wooden pin, or nail, on which to hang things, as coats, etc. Hence, colloquially and figuratively: A support; a reason; a pretext; as, a peg to hang a claim upon.
Peg
One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.
Peg
One of the pins used for marking points on a cribbage board.
Peg
A step; a degree; esp. in the slang phrase "To take one down a peg."
To screw papal authority to the highest peg.
And took your grandees down a peg.
Peg
A drink of spirits, usually whisky or brandy diluted with soda water.
This over, the club will be visited for a "peg," Anglice drink.
Peg
A hard throw, especially one made to put out a baserunner; as, the peg to the plate went wild.
Peg
To put pegs into; to fasten the parts of with pegs; as, to peg shoes; to confine with pegs; to restrict or limit closely.
I will rend an oakAnd peg thee in his knotty entrails.
Peg
To score with a peg, as points in the game; as, she pegged twelwe points.
Peg
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.
Peg
To throw (a ball); as, he pegged the runner out at second.
Peg
To work diligently, as one who pegs shoes; - usually with on, at, or away; as, to peg away at a task.
Peg
A wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
Peg
Small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
Peg
Informal terms of the leg;
Fever left him weak on his sticks
Peg
A prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
Peg
Regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
Peg
A holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
Peg
Succeed in obtaining a position;
He nailed down a spot at Harvard
Peg
Pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into into
Peg
Fasten or secure with a wooden pin;
Peg a tent
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