pegged


peg

P0152100 (pĕg)n.1. a. A small cylindrical or tapered pin, as of wood, used to fasten things or plug a hole.b. A similar pin forming a projection that may be used as a support or boundary marker.2. Music One of the pins of a stringed instrument that are turned to tighten or slacken the strings so as to regulate their pitch.3. A degree or notch, as in estimation: Our opinion of him went up a few pegs after he did the dishes.4. Chiefly British A drink of liquor.5. Baseball A low and fast throw made to put a base runner out.6. Informal A leg, especially a wooden one.v. pegged, peg·ging, pegs v.tr.1. To fasten or plug with a peg or pegs.2. To designate or mark by means of a peg or pegs.3. To fix (a price) at a certain level or within a certain range.4. Informal To classify; categorize: I pegged her as an opportunist. Why do you have me pegged as the rowdy one?5. Informal a. To hit, especially with a thrown object or fired projectile: She pegged him on the head with a snowball.b. To throw or fire (an object or projectile): "How did you learn to peg a ball as straight as this?" (Zane Grey).v.intr. To work steadily; persist: pegged away until our luck turned.Idiom: take (someone) down a peg To reduce the pride of; humble.
[Middle English pegge, from Middle Dutch.]

PEG

abbr. polyethylene glycol