Peg example sentences

Related (8): peg, pegged, pegging, unpeg, pegboard, pegmatite, peggy, peg-top

peg

noun

peg (noun) · pegs (plural noun) · tent peg (noun) · tent pegs (plural noun)

- a short cylindrical piece of wood, metal, or plastic, typically tapered at one end, that is used for holding things together, hanging things on, or marking a position.

- a pin or bolt driven into the ground to hold one of the ropes or corners of a tent in position.

- a bung for stoppering a cask.

- a point or limit on a scale, especially of exchange rates:

- a measure of liquor:

- a person's leg:

- a strong throw, especially in baseball.

- fix or make fast with a peg or pegs:

- fix (a price, rate, or amount) at a particular level.

- form a fixed opinion of; categorize:

- penetrate the anus of (a sexual partner) using a strap-on dildo.

- throw (a ball) hard and low, especially in baseball:

PEG

abbreviation

- polyethylene glycol.

pol·y·eth·yl·ene gly·col

noun

PEG (noun)

- a synthetic resin made by polymerizing ethylene glycol, in particular any of a series of water-soluble oligomers and polymers used chiefly as solvents or waxes.

Synonyms

spike, pin, nail, dowel, skewer, rivet, brad, screw, bolt, hook, stick, nog, spigot, fid, hack, hob, piton, tee, spile, stopper, stop, plug, bung, spigot, spile, seal, cap, top, lid, cover, covering, stopple, shank, limb, member, crus, stump, pin, fix, pin, attach, fasten, secure, fix, set, hold, control, freeze, limit, throw, toss, fling, pitch, cast, lob, launch, flip, catapult, shy, dash, send, bowl, aim, direct, project, propel, fire, chuck, heave, sling, buzz, whang, bung, yeet, hoy, bish, catch, hold, Legal

"Peg" Example Sentences

1. She hung her coat on the peg by the door.
2. The carpenter used a peg to secure the joint.
3. The party guests played musical chairs using pegs instead of chairs.
4. He held the two pieces of wood together with a peg and glue.
5. The pigeon pecked at the peg in search of food.
6. Her hair was held in a bun with a decorative peg.
7. The tent was secured to the ground with metal pegs.
8. The seamstress used a peg to mark the hemline.
9. A number of clothes pegs were scattered on the laundry room floor.
10. A pegboard was installed in the garage to organize tools.
11. The ship captain used a peg to mark the depth of the water.
12. He used a peg to keep the pages of his book from flapping in the wind.
13. She used a peg to hang up the wet swimsuit.
14. The game requires two players and a wooden peg to push.
15. The young child was delighted to receive a new set of wooden pegs for her toy kitchen.
16. The cobbler replaced the worn-out heel with a new peg.
17. The rock climber placed his foot on a peg to ascend the cliff.
18. The wooden fence is supported by pegged posts.
19. The artist used a wooden peg to blend the paint on her canvas.
20. The baker used a peg to score the bread dough.
21. The train track was held together by metal pegs.
22. The music teacher demonstrated the proper way to hold a peg on the violin.
23. The horse rider adjusted the stirrup with a metal peg.
24. The farmer used a peg to measure the depth of the soil.
25. The carpenter used a peg to make an indentation in the wood.
26. The toy manufacturer included colorful pegs in the building set.
27. She used a wooden peg to close the chip bag.
28. The knitting needles rested on a magnetic peg holder.
29. A peg was driven into the tree trunk to hang the birdhouse.
30. The marionette puppet's arms and legs were controlled by pegs.

Common Phases

1. Peg on the nose;
2. Pegging out the washing;
3. Put a peg in it;
4. Hang it on the peg;
5. Peg away at it;
6. The peg broke;
7. Pull out the peg;
8. Peg leg;
9. Peg down the tent;
10. Hit the peg.