Canadian French Meaning of peg

cheville

Other Canadian French words related to cheville

Definitions and Meaning of peg in English

Wordnet

peg (n)

a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface

small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.

informal terms for the leg

a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg

regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument

a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing

Wordnet

peg (v)

succeed in obtaining a position

pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into

fasten or secure with a wooden pin

stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations

Webster

peg (n.)

A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe peg.

A wooden pin, or nail, on which to hang things, as coats, etc. Hence, colloquially and figuratively: A support; a reason; a pretext; as, a peg to hang a claim upon.

One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.

One of the pins used for marking points on a cribbage board.

A step; a degree; esp. in the slang phrase To take one down peg.

A drink of spirits, usually whisky or brandy diluted with soda water.

Webster

peg (v. t.)

To put pegs into; to fasten the parts of with pegs; as, to peg shoes; to confine with pegs; to restrict or limit closely.

To score with a peg, as points in the game; as, she pegged twelwe points.

Webster

peg (v. i.)

To work diligently, as one who pegs shoes; -- usually with on, at, or away; as, to peg away at a task.

FAQs About the word peg

cheville

a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface, small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc., informal terms for the leg, a prost

chapitre,pouce,phase,place,point,étape,pas,montant,angle,couper

confondre,déranger,bosse,mélanger,brouiller,fouillis,mal classer,,Erreur de frappe

peewit => Pluvier huppé, peewee => p'tit, peevit => pluvier siffleur, peevishness => humeur irritable, peevishly => avec mauvaise humeur,