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pegged

/pɛɡd/
Meanings
  • verb (transitive)

    Fixed or secured in place, especially with a peg.

    - "He pegged the poster to the wall with a thumbtack."
    - "The tent was pegged down during the storm."
  • verb (intransitive)

    To mark or identify (a price) at a particular level.

    - "The stock market was pegged to the dollar."
    - "The price of gold was pegged at $500 an ounce."
Rhymes
Words rhyming with pegged
legs , eggs , reggae , edges
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. pegged (AU) : drunk

  2. pegged (UK) : a bet

  3. pegging () : a sexual practice

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. pegged (AU) : drunk

  2. pegged (UK) : a bet

Variants
List of all variants of pegged that leads to same result
peg , pegged , pegging , pegs , have someone pegged , peg out , pegged out , pegging out , pegs out , peg away , pegged away , pegging away , pegs away
Forms
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peggeds, pegging, peggedly

Etymology
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From Old English peggan, from peg, a peg.

Trivia
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  1. The term 'pegged' comes from Old English 'peggan', which means 'to fasten with a peg'.

  2. In the stock market, currencies can be 'pegged' to other currencies or to a basket of currencies.

Related Concepts
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  1. securing: Related to the act of securing or fixing something in place.

  2. pricing: Related to the concept of setting a price for a commodity or asset.

Culture
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In literature, 'pegged' is used metaphorically to describe a situation or person that is stable or unchanging. In music, a 'pegged' note is one that is held for an extended period of time.

How to Memorize "pegged"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a peg being hammered into the ground to secure an object.
    - Visualize a graph with a line that stays at a constant level, 'pegged' to a particular price.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'pegged' with the image of a tent being secured during a storm.
    - Associate the word 'pegged' with the idea of a stable or unchanging situation.

  3. mnemonics

    - Remember: 'Pegged' is like a 'peg' in the ground, holding something secure.

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