Peg

noun

verb — past tense: pegged ; past participle: pegged ; present participle: pegging ;

ឃ្លាដែលទាក់ទង

ENGLISH MEANING

noun

1.: A wooden pin, or nail, on which to hang things, as coats, etc. Hence, colloquially and figuratively: A support; a reason; a pretext; as, a peg to hang a claim upon.
2.: A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe peg.
3.: One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.
4.: One of the pins used for marking points on a cribbage board.
5.: A step; a degree; esp. in the slang phrase "To take one down peg."
6.: A drink of spirits, usually whisky or brandy diluted with soda water.

verb — past tense: pegged ; past participle: pegged ; present participle: pegging ;

1.: (TRANSITIVE) To put pegs into; to fasten the parts of with pegs; as, to peg shoes; to confine with pegs; to restrict or limit closely.
2.: (TRANSITIVE) To score with a peg, as points in the game; as, she pegged twelwe points.
3.: (INTRANSITIVE) To work diligently, as one who pegs shoes; -- usually with on, at, or away; as, to peg away at a task.