a short pin or bolt, typically tapered at one end, that is used for securing something in place, hanging things on, or marking a position

she put her mac on a peg in the hall

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

the Mexican peso, linked to the dollar by a crawling peg, was distinctly too high

a measure of spirits

have a peg of whisky

a place marked by a peg and allotted to a competitor to fish or shoot from

a person's leg

I have a good right peg and the ball ended up in the back of the net

a strong throw

fix, secure, or mark with a peg or pegs

drape plants with nets, pegging down the edges

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

the dividend was pegged at 23.59p

form a fixed opinion of; categorize

most music journalists have us pegged as a comedy band

many pegged him as a narcissist

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

throw (a ball) hard and low

the catcher pegs the ball to the first baseman

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

polyethylene glycol