Definizione monolingua

peg

peg (third-person singular simple present pegs, present participle pegging, simple past and past participle pegged)

1. To fasten using a peg.

   Lets peg the rug to the floor.

2. 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.

3. To narrow the cuff openings of a pair of pants so that the legs take on a peg shape.
4. To throw.
5. 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.)

   Hes been pegged as a suspect.

   I pegged his weight at 165.

6. (cribbage) To move ones pegs to indicate points scored.
7. (slang) To reach or exceed the maximum value on a scale or gauge.

   We pegged the speedometer across the flats.

8. (slang, typically in heterosexual contexts) To engage in anal sex by penetrating ones male partner with a dildo
   • 2007, Violet Blue, The Adventurous Couples Guide to Strap-On Sex^[1], ISBN 157344278X, page 32:

     When youre pegging him and he gets close to orgasm, youll observe a number of physical signs […]

peg (plural pegs)

1. A cylindrical wooden, metal etc. object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
2. A protrusion used to hang things on.
3. (cribbage) A peg moved on a crib board to keep score.
4. (finance) A fixed exchange rate, where a currencys value is matched to the value of another currency or measure such as gold
5. (UK) A small quantity of a strong alcoholic beverage.
   • 1953, S. S. Field, The American drink book?, page 65:

     The name had come to mean any aromatic essence of herbs by the time the first thirsty colonial poured a peg of Who-shot-John into his mint water.

6. A place formally allotted for fishing

Definizione dizionario peg

aringa

attaccapanni

cavicchio

copiglia

gancio

molletta

paletto

picchettare

picchetto

piolo

pirolo

pretesto

spina

spinotto

stampella

zaffo

Altri significati:

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.)

(finance) A fixed exchange rate, where a currency's value is matched to the value of another currency or measure such as gold

(cribbage) A peg moved on a crib board to keep score.

(cribbage) To move one's pegs to indicate points scored.

To affix or pin.

To throw.

(slang) To reach or exceed the maximum value on a scale or gauge.

(slang, typically in heterosexual contexts) To engage in anal sex by penetrating one's male partner with a dildo

A cylindrical wooden, metal etc. object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.

a cylindrical object

(UK) A small quantity of a strong alcoholic beverage.

a protrusion used to hang things on

To narrow the cuff openings of a pair of pants so that the legs take on a peg shape.

To fasten using a peg.

A protrusion used to hang things on.