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Что (кто) такое peg - определение
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
PEG; Peg (disambiguation); PEG (disambiguation)
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Peg
·noun One of the pins used for marking points on a cribbage board.
II. Peg ·noun A step; a degree; ·esp. in the slang phrase "To take one down peg.".
III. Peg ·vt To score with a peg, as points in the game; as, she pegged twelwe points.
IV. Peg ·noun One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.
V. Peg ·add. ·noun A drink of spirits, usually whisky or brandy diluted with soda water.
VI. Peg ·vi To work diligently, as one who pegs shoes;
- usually with on, at, or away; as, to peg away at a task.
VII. Peg ·vt To put pegs into; to fasten the parts of with pegs; as, to peg shoes; to confine with pegs; to restrict or limit closely.
VIII. Peg ·noun A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, ·etc.; as, a shoe peg.
IX. Peg ·noun 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.
peg
n.
degree, step
(fig.) to come down a peg; to bring smb. down a peg
peg
(pegs, pegging, pegged)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A peg is a small hook or knob that is attached to a wall or door and is used for hanging things on.
His work jacket hung on the peg in the kitchen.
N-COUNT
2.
A peg is a small device which you use to fasten clothes to a washing line. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use clothespin
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)
N-COUNT
3.
A peg is a small piece of wood or metal that is used for fastening something to something else.
He builds furniture using wooden pegs instead of nails.
N-COUNT
4.
If you peg something somewhere or peg it down, you fix it there with pegs.
...trying to peg a double sheet on a washing line on a blustery day...
Peg down netting over the top to keep out leaves.
...a tent pegged to the ground nearby for the kids.
VERB: V n prep/adv, V n with adv, V-ed prep
5.
If a price or amount of something is pegged at a particular level, it is fixed at that level.
Its currency is pegged to the dollar...
UK trading profits were pegged at ?40 million...
The Bank wants to peg rates at 9%.
...a pegged European currency.
VERB: be V-ed to n, be V-ed at n, V n at amount, V-ed
see also level-pegging
6.
Off-the-peg clothes are made in large numbers and sent to shops, not made specially for a particular person. (BRIT; in AM, use off-the-rack
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)
...an off-the-peg two-piece suit...
? made-to-measure
PHRASE: PHR n, PHR after v
peg
¦ noun
1. a short projecting pin or bolt used for hanging things on, securing something in place, or marking a position.
a clip for holding things together or hanging up clothes.
a place marked by a peg and allotted to a competitor to fish or shoot from.
2. a point or limit on a scale, especially of exchange rates.
3. informal a person's leg.
4. chiefly Indian a measure of spirits.
5. chiefly Baseball a strong throw.
¦ verb (pegs, pegging, pegged)
1. fix, attach, or mark with a peg or pegs.
2. fix (a price, rate, or amount) at a particular level.
3. informal, chiefly N. Amer. form a fixed opinion of: the officer probably has us pegged as anarchists.
4. chiefly Baseball throw (a ball) hard and low.
Phrases
off the peg Brit. (of clothes) ready-made.
a square peg in a round hole a person in a situation unsuited to their abilities or character.
take (or bring) someone down a peg or two make someone less arrogant.
Phrasal verbs
peg away informal work hard over a long period.
peg out
1. informal, chiefly Brit. die.
2. score the winning point at cribbage.
3. Croquet hit the peg with the ball as the final stroke in a game.
Origin
ME: prob. of Low Ger. origin.
Peg (unit)
UNIT OF VOLUME FOR MEASURING LIQUOR IN INDIA AND NEPAL
Peg (drinking); Peg (unit of measurement); Burra peg
A peg is a unit of volume, typically used to measure amounts of liquor in the Indian subcontinent. Informally, a peg is an undefined measure of any alcoholic drink poured in a glass.
Peg cell
CELL TYPE
Peg cells
A peg cell is a non-ciliated epithelial cell within the uterine tube (oviduct or Fallopian tube). These cells are also known as an intercalated or intercalary cell.
Sony CLIÉ PEG-VZ90
PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT BY SONY
PEG-VZ90; Sony CLIE PEG-VZ90; Sony CLIÉ VZ Series
The Clie PEG-VZ90 is a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) made by Sony. It ran the Palm OS (version 5) and was the last of the CLIÉ line.
mumblety-peg
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KNIFE-THROWING GAME
Mumblety peg; Mumbledy-peg; Mumbledepeg; Mumblepeg; Mumble peg; Mumbletypeg; Mumblety-Peg; Mumbley-peg; Mumble-the-peg; Mumble-de-peg; Mumbleypeg; Mumbly-peg
['m?mb(?)lti]
¦ noun chiefly US a game in which each player in turn throws a knife or pointed stick from a series of positions, continuing until it fails to stick in the ground.
Origin
C17: from mumble in sense 2, from the requirement of the game that an unsuccessful player withdraw a peg from the ground using the mouth.
Patiala peg
REGIONAL STYLE OF LIQUOR MEASUREMENT IN INDIA
Patiala Peg; Greg peg
The Patiala peg is a peg of whisky in which the amount is decided based on the height between the top of the index and base of the little fingers when held parallel to one another, against the side of the standard 26.5 oz (750ml) glass bottle.
Mumblety-peg
KNIFE-THROWING GAME
Mumblety peg; Mumbledy-peg; Mumbledepeg; Mumblepeg; Mumble peg; Mumbletypeg; Mumblety-Peg; Mumbley-peg; Mumble-the-peg; Mumble-de-peg; Mumbleypeg; Mumbly-peg
Mumblety-peg (also known as mumbley-peg, mumblepeg, mumble-the-peg, mumbledepeg or mumble-de-peg) is an old outdoor game played using pocketknives. The term "mumblety-peg" came from the practice of putting a peg of about 2 or 3 inches into the ground.
