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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