—peg /peɡ/
noun (HOOK)
F0 [C] a small stick or hook that sticks out from a surface and from which objects, especially clothes, can hang:
» He took off his coat/hat and hung it on the peg.See picture: (UK) coat peg/(US) coat hook 
Thesaurus+: ↑Pins, clips, hooks and pegs
F0 [S] a reason for discussing something further:
» They decided to use the anniversary as the peg for/a peg on which to hang a TV documentary.Thesaurus+: ↑Motives and reasons• • •
Extra Examples:» We need some more pegs in the hall.» All the children have their own peg with their name on it.» My hat fell off the peg.» Her bag was hanging on the peg.» Hang your jacket on the peg.noun [C] (FIXING DEVICE)
► F0 a device used to fix something into a particular place: » There aren't enough pegs (UK ALSO clothes pegs) (US clothespins) for all this washing.» Hammer the (tent) pegs firmly into the ground.See picture: tent peg Thesaurus+: ↑Pins, clips, hooks and pegs
noun [C] (LEVEL)
► F0 an arrangement that fixes a price, currency, etc. at a particular level: » The government removed the currency from its peg against the dollar.Thesaurus+: ↑Straight, even and levelnoun [C] US INFORMAL (IN BASEBALL)
► F0 a low fast throw in baseballThesaurus+: ↑Baseball and rounders , ↑General terms used in ball sportsThesaurus+: ↑Throwingverb (-gg-) (FIX) ↑Verb Endings for peg
F0 [T usually + adv/prep] to fix something in place with pegs:
» Make sure the tarpaulin is securely pegged down.» I'll peg out the clothes before I go to work.Thesaurus+: ↑Fastening and tyingF0 [T] to make a price, currency, etc. stay at a particular level:
» The agreement works because member nations haven't tried to peg prices.Thesaurus+: ↑Keeping and staying the same , ↑Not able to be changedverb [T] (-gg-) US INFORMAL (THROW) ↑Verb Endings for peg
► F0 to throw a ball in baseball low and fast: » Mattingly pegged the ball to Stanley.Thesaurus+: ↑Baseball and rounders , ↑General terms used in ball sportsThesaurus+: ↑Throwing