peg
• noun 1 a short projecting pin or bolt used for hanging things on, securing something in place, or marking a position. 2 a clip for holding things together or hanging up clothes. 3 chiefly Indian a measure of spirits. 4 a point or limit on a scale. 5 informal a person’s leg. • verb (pegged, pegging) 1 fix, attach, or mark with a peg or pegs. 2 fix (a price, rate, etc.) at a particular level. 3 (peg out) informal die. 4 (peg away) informal work hard over a long period. — PHRASES off the peg chiefly Brit. (of clothes) ready-made. a square peg in a round hole a person in a situation unsuited to their abilities or character. take someone down a peg or two make someone less arrogant. — ORIGIN probably Low German.
Perform another search of the Compact Oxford English Dictionary
About this dictionary
The Compact Oxford English Dictionary of Current English contains 145,000 words, phrases, and definitions.
Find out more about Oxford's range of English dictionaries
Sign up for the AskOxford Word of the Day
Search the Little Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
Search the Concise Dictionary of First Names
| 
