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peg

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɛg/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pɛg/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(peg)

Inflections of 'peg' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
pegs
v 3rd person singular
pegging
v pres p
pegged
v past
pegged
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
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peg nUK (pin for hanging laundry)pinza nf
 (AR, UY)broche, palillo nm
 (CR)prensa nf
 (BO, CO, MX, PE, SV, VE)gancho nm
 Edward uses pegs to hang his washing on the line.
 Edward usa pinzas para colgar la ropa.
peg n(hook for coat, etc.)gancho nm
  clavija nf
 Come in; put your coat on that peg there.
 Ven, pon tu abrigo en el gancho de allí.
peg n(small wooden rod)clavija nf
  tarugo nm
 Hilary pushed the peg into place, joining the two pieces firmly together.
 Hillary puso la clavija en su lugar para unir firmemente las dos piezas.
peg,
tent peg
n
(pin for securing tent)estaca nf
  piqueta nf
 They couldn't put the tent up because Simon had forgotten the pegs.
 No pudieron armar la carpa porque Simón se había olvidado las estacas.
peg [sth] vtr(secure with pegs) (con estacas)sujetar vtr
  asegurar vtr
 Wendy pegged the tent to the ground.
 Wendy sujetó la carpa al suelo.
peg [sth] (on [sth]) vtr(hang: to dry, etc.)colgar vtr
  tender vtr
 (con pinzas)sujetar vtr
 Felicity is pegging the washing on the line.
 Felicity está colgando la ropa en la soga.
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peg [sth] vtr(place marker on)delimitar vtr
  marcar vtr
peg [sth] vtr(fix: value or price) (precios)congelar vtr
  ajustar vtr
  fijar vtr
 The company pegged the price at $60.
 La compañía congeló el precio a $60.
peg [sth] vtr(throw forcefully: baseball, etc.)lanzar con fuerza vtr + loc adv
 The pitcher pegged the ball to the first baseman.
 El pítcher lanzó con fuerza la pelota al jugador de primera base.
peg [sb] as [sth] vtr + prepinformal, figurative (identify: [sb] as [sth])etiquetar a alguien como loc verb
  catalogar a alguien como loc verb
  identificar a alguien como loc verb
  identificar a alguien con loc verb
 Dorothy pegged Alan as a busybody.
 Dorothy etiquetó a Alan como un entrometido.
peg [sth] on [sb] vtr phrasal sepinformal, figurative (assign guilt for: [sth] on [sb])cargar a alguien con algo loc verb
  culpar a alguien de algo loc verb
 They tried to peg the murder on him but his family knew he was innocent.
 Intentaron cargarlo a él con el asesinato, pero su familia sabía que era inocente.
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coat peg,
peg
n
(mounted hook for a coat) (en perchero)gancho nm
  percha nf
 At nursery school, each child had his or her own coat peg.
 En la guardería, cada niño tiene su gancho.
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peg leg,
peg
n
informal (false leg made of wood)pata de palo loc nom f
 The pirate had a peg leg as well as an eye patch.
 El pirata tenía una pata de palo además de un parche en el ojo.
peg leg ninformal, pejorative (person with a wooden leg) (ES, obsoleto)patapalo nf
  pata de palo loc nom mf
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. Desde que una bala de cañón se llevó por delante su pierna sus compañeros le llamaban patapalo.
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Locuciones verbales
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peg away vi phrasalinformal (work hard)trabajar duro loc verb
peg away at [sth] vi phrasal + prepinformal (work hard on)trabajar duro en loc verb
peg [sth] out vtr phrasal sep(attach by pegs to a line)tender vtr
 The maid was attacked by a bird while pegging out the clothes on the washing line.
 Un pájaro atacó a la asistenta mientras tendía la ropa en el tendedero.
 (AR)colgar vtr
 Un pájaro atacó a la asistenta mientras colgaba la ropa en el tendedero.
peg out vi phrasalinformal (die) (figurado)irse v prnl
  morir vi
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Compound Forms:
peg | coat peg | peg leg
InglésEspañol
clothespin,
clothes pin (US),
clothes peg,
clothespeg (UK)
n
(clip for hanging laundry)pinza nf
 (AR, UY)broche, palillo nm
 (CR)prensa nf
 (BO, CO, MX, PE, SV, VE)gancho nm
 It was so windy, Brenda had to use several clothespins per item to keep her laundry on the line.
 I keep my clothes pegs in an old biscuit tin.
 Estaba tan ventoso que Brenda tuvo que usar varias pinzas para que su ropa no se volara de la soga.
mumbletypeg,
mumblety-peg
n
US (game played by throwing a knife into the ground) (juego)lanzamiento de navaja grupo nom
off-the-peg (UK),
off-the-rack (US)
adj
(clothing: ready to wear)seco/a adj
  listo para usar loc adj
peg it v exprUK, slang (move quickly)apurarse v prnl
 (figurado)correr vi
 I left the house late and had to peg it to catch my train.
square peg nfigurative ([sb] who is a misfit) (figurado)pez fuera del agua loc nom m
 (AR, figurado, coloquial)sapo de otro pozo loc nom m
 Prefiero no ir, tus amigas siempre me hacen sentir como sapo de otro pozo, como una intrusa.
take [sb] down a peg or two,
bring [sb] down a peg or two,
knock [sb] down a peg or two
v expr
informal (humble) (informal)bajarle los humos a loc verb
 (informal)bajarle el copete a loc verb
tuning peg n(music: key turned to adjust a string)clavija nf
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Collocations: a peg to hang your [coat, hat] on, hang your [coat] on the peg, a peg by the door to hang your [coat] on, more...

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