Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary
peg
peg UK US [peg] noun [ pegs ]
HOOK
1. <A > countable a small stick or hook which sticks out from a surface and from which objects, especially clothes, can hang • He took off his coat/hat and hung it on the peg. See picture Thesaurus+: ↑Pins, clips, hooks and pegs 2. only singular a reason for discussing something further • They decided to use the anniversary as the peg for/a peg on which to hang a TV documentary. Thesaurus+: ↑Motives and reasons
• We need some more pegs in the hall. • All the children have their own peg with their name on it. • My hat fell off the peg. • Her bag was hanging on the peg. • Hang your jacket on the peg.
FIXING DEVICE 3. countable a device which is used to fix something into a particular place • UK There aren't enough pegs ( also clothes pegs, US clothes pins) to hang all this washing on the line. • Hammer the pegs ( also tent pegs) firmly into the ground. See picture Thesaurus+: ↑Pins, clips, hooks and pegs
1. transitive usually + adverb or preposition to fix something in place with pegs • Make sure the tarpaulin is securely pegged down. • I'll peg out the clothes before I go to work. Thesaurus+: ↑Fastening and tying 2. transitive to arrange something so that it stays at a particular level • The agreement works because member nations haven't tried to peg prices. Thesaurus+: ↑Keeping and staying the same↑Not able to be changed
