Synonyms for peg

Most common

chuck · sling · nail · nail down

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To throw.

2. v. 2

   To fasten using a peg.

   Let's peg the rug to the floor.

3. n. 1

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

4. n. 2

   A protrusion used to hang things on.

   Hang your coat on the peg and come in.

Related words

Word family

pegbox peghead peg-leg peg-tops

Phrases

peg out peg down tent peg peg away clothes peg tuning peg mumblety peg

Forms

Plural

pegs → pins, sticks, tholes, oarlocks…

Past participle

pegged
e.g. pegged → chucked, thrun, pitched, bowled…

Example sentences

• chuck Chuck Norris didn't die - death has Chuck-Norrised.
• sling It'll be hard to do that with your arm in a sling.
• nail There is enough iron in your body to make a nail.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

leg¹, pin¹, shy¹, lob¹, nog

4 letters

shot¹, step¹, cast¹, bowl¹, nail¹, plug¹, dash¹, jerk¹, toss¹, bong¹, dart¹, hurl¹

5 letters

throw¹, stick¹, pitch¹, label², chuck¹, stake¹, lance¹, chunk¹, sling¹, fling¹, heave¹, thole¹

6 letters

degree², launch¹, hurtle²

7 letters

snifter², oarlock², rowlock

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (label² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

épingler