pegged

/pɛɡd/

IPA: /P EH1 G D/

verb

1
To fasten using a peg.
“Let's peg the rug to the floor.”
2
To affix or pin.
“I found a tack and pegged your picture to the bulletin board.”
3
To fix a value or price.
“China's currency is no longer pegged to the American dollar.”
4
To narrow the cuff openings of a pair of pants so that the legs take on a peg shape.
5
To throw.
6
To indicate or ascribe an attribute to. (Assumed to originate from the use of pegs or pins as markers on a bulletin board or a list.)
“He's been pegged as a suspect.”
7
To move one's pegs to indicate points scored; to score with a peg.
“She pegged twelve points.”
8
To reach or exceed the maximum value on (a scale or gauge).
“We pegged the speedometer across the flats.”
9
(typically in heterosexual contexts) To engage in anal sex by penetrating (one's male partner) with a dildo.
10
To keep working hard at something; to peg away.

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