Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - peg
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Peg
peg
~1 n 1 »CLOTHES« a) a short piece of wood, metal etc fixed to a wall or door, used for hanging things on, especially clothes (Hang your coat up on the peg.) b) BrE a small piece of plastic or wood used for fastening wet clothes to a line to dry; clothes peg c) off the peg BrE clothes that are off the peg are made to a standard size and have not been specially made to fit you; offtherack AmE (- see also offthepeg) 2 take/bring sb down a peg (or two) to make someone realize that they are not as important or as good at something as they think they are (It's time that young man was brought down a peg or two.) 3 »FOR A TENT« a pointed piece of wood or metal that you push into the ground in order to keep a tent in the correct position 4 »MUSICAL INSTRUMENT« a wooden screw used to tighten or loosen the strings of a violin, guitar etc; tuning peg 5 a peg to hang sth on something that is used as a reason or excuse when you are trying to prove or explain something 6 »DRINK« BrE old-fashioned a small amount of strong alcoholic drink, especially whisky or brandy (- see also square peg in a round hole square1 (11)) ~2
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(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) 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) ...an off-the-peg two-piece suit... ? made-to-measure PHRASE: PHR n, PHR after v ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~ge, probably from Middle Dutch Date: 15th century 1. a. a small usually cylindrical pointed or tapered piece (as of wood) used to pin down or fasten things or to fit into or close holes ; pin, plug b. British clothespin c. a predetermined level at which something (as a price) is fixed 2. a. a projecting piece used as a support or boundary marker b. something (as a fact or issue) used as a support, pretext, or reason a news ~ for the story 3. a. one of the movable wooden ~s set in the head of a stringed instrument (as a violin) that are turned to regulate the pitch of the strings — see violin illustration b. a step or degree especially in estimation 4. a pointed prong or claw for catching or tearing 5. British drink poured himself out a stiff ~ — Dorothy Sayers 6. something (as a leg) resembling a ~ 7. throw; especially a hard throw in baseball made in an attempt to put out a base runner II. verb (~ged; ~ging) Date: 1543 transitive verb 1. a. to put a ~ into b. British to pin (laundry) on a clothesline 2. to attach or fix as if with a ~: as a. to pin down ; restrict b. to fix or hold (as prices or wage increases) at a predetermined level or rate c. to place in a definite category ; identify was ~ged as an intellectual 3. to mark by ~s 4. throw intransitive verb 1. to work steadily and diligently — often used with away 2. to move along vigorously or hastily ; hustle III. adjective or ~ged Date: 1681 wide at the top and narrow at the bottom ~ pants PEG abbreviation polyethylene glycol ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a a usu. cylindrical pin or bolt of wood or metal, often tapered at one end, and used for holding esp. two things together. b such a peg attached to a wall etc. and used for hanging garments etc. on. c a peg driven into the ground and attached to a rope for holding up a tent. d a bung for stoppering a cask etc. e each of several pegs used to tighten or loosen the strings of a violin etc. f a small peg, matchstick, etc. stuck into holes in a board for calculating the scores at cribbage. 2 Brit. = clothes-peg. 3 Brit. a measure of spirits or wine. --v.tr. (pegged, pegging) 1 (usu. foll. by down, in, out, etc.) fix (a thing) with a peg. 2 Econ. a stabilize (prices, wages, exchange rates, etc.). b prevent the price of (stock etc.) from falling or rising by freely buying or selling at a given price. 3 mark (the score) with pegs on a cribbage-board. Phrases and idioms off the peg (of clothes) ready-made. peg away (often foll. by at) work consistently and esp. for a long period. peg down restrict (a person etc.) to rules, a commitment, etc. peg-leg 1 an artificial leg. 2 a person with an artificial leg. peg on = peg away. peg out 1 sl. die. 2 score the winning point at cribbage. 3 Croquet hit the peg with the ball as the final stroke in a game. 4 mark the boundaries of (land etc.). a peg to hang an idea etc. on a suitable occasion or pretext etc. for it. a round (or square) peg in a square (or round) hole a misfit. take a person down a peg or two humble a person. Etymology: ME, prob. of LG or Du. orig.: cf. MDu. pegge, Du. dial. peg, LG pigge ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) штифт (обычно деревянный); нагель; деревянный гвоздь крепить штифтом или нагелем 2) кол; колышек 3) штепсель 4) эл. заглушка (соединителя) 5) текст. шпрынка (челнока) to peg out — разбивать, производить разбивку (напр. стройплощадки); to peg out line — геод. провешивать линию - leveling peg ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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колышек, пикет штифт, шкант деревянный дюбель, "пробка" batter pegs guide peg quarter pegs reference peg ...Англо-русский строительный словарь
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1) деревянный гвоздь 2) застолбить 3) колышек 4) геод. костыль 5) фишка 6) шпилька 7) шпрынка 8) машиностр. штепсель - levelling peg - multiple peg - peg count meter - planting peg - shuttle peg - stake-out peg - threshing peg ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1) устанавливать цену 2) искусственно поддерживать (цену, курс) на одном уровне PEG сущ. 1) искусственно поддерживать (курс, цену) 2) охранять от колебаний (курс, цену) 3) устанавливать цены/стоимость • - adjustable pegs - crawling peg system - peg the market ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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экон. жарг. фиксация цены (курса) Искусственная поддержка цены (курса ценных бумаг) на определенном уровне. См. тж. adjustable peg, sliding peg ...Англо-русский лингвострановедческий словарь
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1. колышек tent peg —- колышек для натягивания палатки 2. топ. разбивочный колышек 3. деревянный гвоздь; нагель; шпилька (сапожная) 4. тех. шлифт; чека 5. затычка; втулка (бочки) 6. текст. шпрынка (челнока) 7. вешалка; крючок (вешалки) coat peg —- вешалка для пальто clothes peg —- (бельевая) прищепка 8. колок (на струнных инструментах); ножка или упор виолончели 9. ножка, острие волчка 10. разг. колышек в крокете 11. фишка (для игры в криббидж) 12. степень; предел the top-most peg —- наивысший предел 13. разг. нога; деревянная нога; человек с деревянной ногой 14. pl. ам. разг. штаны, брюки (зауженные книзу) 15. сл. диал. зуб 16. мужской половой член 17. ам. разг. бросок (в бейсболе) 18. разг. виски или коньяк с содовой водой king's peg —- коньяк с шампанским to mix oneself a stiff peg —- сделать себе крепкую смесь 19. гвоздики внутри большой пивной кружки (указывающие меру питья на одного человека) to drink by the peg —- пить по очереди 20. событие, служащее основой очерка, передовой статьи, карикатуры и т. п. 21. фин. поддержка (цены, курса и т. п.); фиксация цены на определенном уровне Id: to buy (clothes) off the peg —- покупать готовое платье Id: a peg to hang (a thing) on —- предлог, оправдание, зацепка Id: a peg to hang a grievance on —- предлог (повод)...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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in/into вбивать, вколачивать PEG down а) закреплять колышками; прибивать гвоздями; Make sure the tent is safely pegged down in this high wind. б) связывать, стеснять, ограничивать; If hes not pegged down to a certain course of action, he gets lazy. в) искуственно поддерживать цены на более низком уровне; The government is attempting to peg down the price of food. PEG noun; dim. of Margaret Пэг, Пег PEG 1. noun 1) колышек; деревянный гвоздь; затычка, втулка (бочки) 2) вешалка; крючок (вешалки) 3) джин с содовой водой 4) coll. зуб 5) coll. нога 6) coll. деревянная нога 7) колок (музыкального инструмента) 8) tech. нагель, шпилька, штифт, чека a peg to hang a thing on - предлог, зацепка, тема (для речи и т.п.) to take smb. down a peg or two - осадить кого-л., сбить спесь с кого-л. - come down a peg a round peg in a square hole, a square peg in a round hole человек не на своем месте to buy (clothes) off the peg покупать готовое (платье) 2. v. 1) прикреплять колышком (обыкн. peg down , peg in, peg out) 2) exch. искусственно поддерживать цену на одном уровне; охранять от колебаний (курс, цену) 3) coll. швырять, бросать 4) протыкать - peg as - peg at - peg away - peg down - peg in/into - peg out PEG as amer.; coll. рассматривать, считать, распознавать (как); We soon had him pegged as a liar. PEG at coll. целиться во что-л.; бросать камнями в PEG away coll. упорно; настойчиво добиваться; упорно...Англо-русский словарь
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hum. gen. abbr. Progression Elevated Gene physiol. abbr. Gastric Tube physiol. abbr. PneumoEncephaloGram physiol. abbr. Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrotomy physiol. abbr. PolyEthylene Glycol physiol. abbr. Percutaneous Exterior Gastrostomy U.S. gov. abbr. Promoting Electronic Government U.S. gov. abbr. Public Education And Government U.S. gov. abbr. Political Economy And Government mil. abbr. Program Evaluation Group airport code Perugia, Italy chemis. abbr. Poly Ethylene Glycol univ. abbr. Participation Education Group media abbr. Public, Education, and Government Access cable channels educ. abbr. Perform Excel And Grow educ. abbr. Professional Emphasis Group religion abbr. Personally Experiencing God gen. bus. abbr. Professional Experts Group gen. bus. abbr. Professional Engagement Group NYSE symbols Public Service Enterprises st. exc. abbr. Price Earnings Growth st. exc. abbr. Price/Earnings to Growth ratio st. exc. abbr. Price Earnings To Growth chat abbr. Pretty Excellent Guy ...English abbreviation dictionary
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- 1440, from M.Du. pegge "peg," of uncertain origin. The verb meaning "fasten with or as if on a peg" is first recorded c.1600, from the noun. Slang sense of "identify, classify" first recorded 1920. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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