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Noun peg has 6 senses

peg, nog - a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
--₁ is a kind of pin
--₁ has particulars:
tee, golf tee; tent peg; treenail, trenail, trunnel

Derived forms: verb peg₃, verb peg₂
peg, pin - small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
--₂ is a kind of marker, marking, mark

Derived form: verb peg₂
pin, peg, stick - informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks"
--₃ is a kind of leg
peg, wooden leg, leg, pegleg - a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
--₄ is a kind of prosthesis, prosthetic device
peg - regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
--₅ is a kind of regulator
--₅ is a part of stringed instrument
peg, pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock - a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
--₆ is a kind of holder
--₆ is a part of dinghy, dory, rowboat

Verb peg has 4 senses

nail down, nail, peg - succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"
--₁ is one way to succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
peg - pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into into
--₂ is one way to pierce, thrust

Derived forms: noun peg₂, noun peg₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
peg, peg down - fasten or secure with a wooden pin; "peg a tent"
--₃ is one way to attach

Derived form: noun peg₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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"
--₄ is one way to stabilize, stabilise
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something