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US/peɡ/
UK/peɡ/
a small hook or pin for hanging things or holding something in place
In context
He hung his wet coat on a peg by the door.
We hammered a wooden peg into the ground to hold the tent.
The guitarist turned the tuning peg until the string sounded right.
Words that go with peg
noun + noun
- tent pegCheck that every tent peg is firmly in the ground.
- coat pegThere is a coat peg for each child.
- tuning pegOne tuning peg on the violin was loose.
- clothes pegShe hung the wet shirts on the line with clothes pegs.
adjective + noun
- wooden pegA wooden peg held the old gate shut.
- square pegHe felt like a square peg in a round hole at the bank.