Peg
nnoun.artifacta wooden pin pushed or driven into a surfaceSynset:nog
Derivationally Related Form:peg
Hypernyms:pin
Inherited Hypernyms:pegpinfastenerrestraintdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:golf teeteetent pegtreenailtrenailtrunnel
Full Hyponyms:teetent pegtreenail
nnoun.communicationsmall markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.Synset:pin
Derivationally Related Form:peg
Hypernyms:mark marker marking
Inherited Hypernyms:pegmarkersymbolsignalcommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.bodyinformal terms for the legSynset:pin stick
Examples:- fever left him weak on his sticks
Hypernyms:leg
Inherited Hypernyms:pinleglimbextremityexternal body partbody partpartthingphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacta prosthesis that replaces a missing legSynset:leg pegleg wooden leg
Hypernyms:prosthesis prosthetic device
Inherited Hypernyms:pegprosthesiscorrectivedeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifactregulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrumentPart Holonyms:stringed instrument
Hypernyms:regulator
Inherited Hypernyms:pegregulatorcontrolmechanismdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacta holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowingSynset:oarlock pin rowlock thole tholepin
Part Holonyms:dinghy dory rowboat
Hypernyms:holder
Inherited Hypernyms:pegholderholding devicedeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.socialsucceed in obtaining a positionSynset:nail nail down
Examples:- He nailed down a spot at Harvard
Hypernyms:bring home the bacon come through deliver the goods succeed win
Inherited Hypernyms:nail downsucceed
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactpierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin intoDerivationally Related Form:peg
Hypernyms:pierce thrust
Inherited Hypernyms:pegpiercepenetrateenter
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactfasten or secure with a wooden pinSynset:peg down
Derivationally Related Form:peg
Hypernyms:attach
Inherited Hypernyms:pegattachconnect
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changestabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operationsExamples:- The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar
Hypernyms:stabilise stabilize
Inherited Hypernyms:pegstabilizechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something