Related / Similar Words:
nog, pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock, wooden leg, leg, pegleg, stick, peg down, nail down, nail Definition: a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface;a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing;regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument;a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg;informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks";small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.;stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations; "The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar";fasten or secure with a wooden pin; "peg a tent";pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into into;succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard";
See Also: pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, narrow, specify Hyponyms: tee, golf tee, tent peg, treenail, trenail, trunnel Part Meronyms: dinghy, dory, rowboat, stringed instrument Derivational Morphology:
peg down, nog, pin
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