peg down

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peg down

The team uses a wooden peg to peg down the tent in the grassy field.

Definition

Verb (transitive) 1. To define clearly; to specify precisely; to pin down. To establish or state something in a clear, definite, and unambiguous way. 2. To fasten or secure with a peg or stakes. To attach something firmly to the ground or a surface using a peg, pin, or similar object.

Usage and Examples

  • Meaning 1: To define clearly.

    • We need to peg down the exact budget before we can proceed.
    • The contract finally pegged down the responsibilities of each party.
    • It's hard to peg down the source of the problem.

  • Meaning 2: To fasten with a peg.

    • They pegged down the corners of the tent to withstand the strong wind.
    • The gardener pegged down the climbing plant to the trellis.
    • Make sure you peg down the tarpaulin securely.
Advanced Usage
  • The phrase is often used in business, legal, or planning contexts when referring to finalizing details.
    • The negotiators worked all night to peg down the final terms of the agreement.
  • It can imply an effort to restrict or limit something that is vague or changeable.
    • The new policy aims to peg down inflation rates.
Variants and Related Words
  • Peg (verb): The base verb, meaning to fix, secure, or identify.
    • Peg the laundry on the line.
    • Economists peg the currency to the dollar.
  • Pin down (phrasal verb): A very close synonym, especially for the "define clearly" meaning.
  • Nail down (phrasal verb): Another close synonym meaning to define or finalize conclusively.
Synonyms
  • For "define clearly": Pin down, nail down, specify, determine, establish, settle.
  • For "fasten with a peg": Secure, fasten, anchor, pin, stake.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Peg away (at something): To work hard and persistently at a task.
    • She pegged away at her thesis for months.
  • Peg out: 1) To mark boundaries with pegs. 2) (Informal, chiefly British) To collapse from exhaustion.
    • The surveyors pegged out the land.
    • After the marathon, he just pegged out on the sofa.
Related Idioms
  • A square peg in a round hole: A person who does not fit into a particular situation or role.
    • As an artist in a corporate office, he felt like a square peg in a round hole.
  • To take/bring someone down a peg (or two): To make someone less arrogant; to humble someone.
    • His defeat in the debate really took him down a peg.
peg down

The team uses a wooden peg to peg down the tent in the grassy field.

Verb
  1. define clearly
    • I cannot narrow down the rules for this game
  2. fasten or secure with a wooden pin
    • peg a tent

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