Peg vs. Pug

Pegnoun

A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.

Pegnoun

Measurement between the pegs: after killing an animal hunters used the distance between a peg near the animal's nose and one near the end of its body to measure its body length.

Pegnoun

A protrusion used to hang things on.

Pegnoun

(figurative) A support; a reason; a pretext.

Pegnoun

(cribbage) A peg moved on a crib board to keep score.

Pegnoun

(finance) A fixed exchange rate, where a currency's value is matched to the value of another currency or measure such as gold

Pegnoun

(UK) A small quantity of a strong alcoholic beverage.

Pegnoun

A place formally allotted for fishing

Pegnoun

A leg or foot.

Pegnoun

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

Pegnoun

A step; a degree.

Pegnoun

Short for clothes peg.

Pegnoun

(journalism) A topic of interest, such as an ongoing event or an anniversary, around which various features can be developed.

Pegnoun

A stump.

Pegverb

(transitive) To fasten using a peg.

Pegverb

(transitive) To affix or pin.

Pegverb

(transitive) To fix a value or price.

Pegverb

(transitive) To narrow the cuff openings of a pair of pants so that the legs take on a peg shape.

Pegverb

To throw.

Pegverb

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.)

Pegverb

(cribbage) To move one's pegs to indicate points scored; to score with a peg.

Pegverb

To reach or exceed the maximum value on (a scale or gauge).

Pegverb

To engage in anal sex by penetrating (one's male partner) with a dildo.

Pegverb

(intransitive) To keep working hard at something; to peg away.

Pegnoun

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

Pegnoun

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.

Pegnoun

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

Pegnoun

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

Pegnoun

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

Pegnoun

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

Pegnoun

a hard throw, especially one made to put out a baserunner; as, the peg to the plate went wild.

Pegverb

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

Pegverb

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

Pegverb

To identify; to recognize; as, she pegged him as a good carpenter; he was pegged as a blowhard as soon as he started speaking; he was pegged as a exceptional player even in high school.

Pegverb

To throw (a ball); as, he pegged the runner out at second.

Pegverb

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

Pegnoun

a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface

Pegnoun

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

Pegnoun

informal terms of the leg;

Pegnoun

a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg

Pegnoun

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

Pegnoun

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

Pegverb

succeed in obtaining a position;

Pegverb

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

Pegverb

fasten or secure with a wooden pin;

Pegverb

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

Pugnoun

A bargeman.

Pugnoun

A small dog of an ancient breed originating in China, having a snub nose, wrinkled face, squarish body, short smooth hair, and curled tail.

Pugnoun

(obsolete) chaff; the refuse of grain

Pugnoun

Any geometrid moth of the genus Eupithecia.

Pugnoun

(obsolete) An elf or hobgoblin.

Pugnoun

An upper servant in a great house.

Pugnoun

A harlot; a prostitute.

Pugnoun

One who fights with fists; a boxer

Pugnoun

Any compressed clay-like material mixed and worked into a soft, plastic condition for making bricks, pottery or for paving. (Also pug soil)

Pugnoun

A pug mill.

Pugnoun

The pawprint / footprint of an animal

Pugnoun

A term of endearment.

Pugverb

(transitive) To mix and stir when wet.

Pugverb

(transitive) To fill or stop with clay by tamping; to fill in or spread with mortar, as a floor or partition, for the purpose of deadening sound.

Pugverb

To mix and stir when wet, as clay for bricks, pottery, etc.

Pugverb

To fill or stop with clay by tamping; to fill in or spread with mortar, as a floor or partition, for the purpose of deadening sound. See Pugging, 2.

Pugnoun

Tempered clay; clay moistened and worked so as to be plastic.

Pugnoun

A pug mill.

Pugnoun

An elf, or a hobgoblin; also same as Puck.

Pugnoun

A name for a monkey.

Pugnoun

A name for a fox.

Pugnoun

An intimate; a crony; a dear one.

Pugnoun

Chaff; the refuse of grain.

Pugnoun

A prostitute.

Pugnoun

One of a small breed of pet dogs having a short nose and head; a pug dog.

Pugnoun

Any geometrid moth of the genus Eupithecia.

Pugnoun

A footprint; a track; as of a boar.

Pugnoun

small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle

Pugnoun

a dog of a dwarf breed like a bulldog with a broad flat nose and deeply wrinkled face.

Pugnoun

a small, slender moth which rests with its wings stretched out to the sides.

Pugnoun

pugged clay.

Pugnoun

a boxer

Pugnoun

the footprint of an animal

Pugverb

work (clay) into a soft, plastic condition suitable for making bricks or pottery, without air pockets

Pugverb

pack (a space) with pug, sawdust, or other material in order to deaden sound

Pugverb

track (an animal) by its footprints.

Pug

The pug is a breed of dog with physically distinctive features of a wrinkly, short-muzzled face, and curled tail. The breed has a fine, glossy coat that comes in a variety of colors, most often light brown (fawn) or black, and a compact, square body with well-developed muscles.