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pegging

The correct spelling is pegging.

How to pronounce pegging

verb

IPA: /ˈpɛɡɪŋ/

Say it like: Peg-jin-g

The correct spelling is pegging. To fasten using a peg. For example: "Let's peg the rug to the floor."

Usage Examples

Let's peg the rug to the floor.

I found a tack and pegged your picture to the bulletin board.

China's currency is no longer pegged to the American dollar.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To fasten using a peg.
  2. 2.To affix or pin.
  3. 3.To fix a value or price.
  4. 4.To narrow the cuff openings of a pair of pants so that the legs take on a peg shape.
  5. 5.To throw.

noun

  1. 1.The act of fastening with a peg.
  2. 2.Pegs collectively.
  3. 3.The activity of artificial climbing on crags and in quarries outside the main mountain areas.
  4. 4.(sex) The act of anal penetration of a man by a woman wearing a strap-on dildo.
  5. 5.Determined perseverance in work; pegging away.

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