Definition

Adjective 1. Securely fastened or held in place using pegs: Describes something that is fixed or anchored by driving pegs into the ground or a surface to prevent movement. 2. Restricted or limited: Can describe something that is held at a fixed level or prevented from changing.

Usage Examples

• The pegged-down tent survived the strong winds.
• The pegged-down corners of the tarp stopped it from flapping.
• The pegged-down branches of the plant will take root.
• The company kept its prices pegged-down to stay competitive.

Advanced Usage

• "to have something pegged-down": To have something firmly understood, settled, or secured.
  • We need to have the project timeline pegged-down before the meeting.
• Used metaphorically to describe ideas, plans, or agreements that are firmly established.
  • After hours of negotiation, the final terms were pegged-down.

Variants and Related Words

• Peg (verb): To fasten or mark with a peg.
  • He pegged the laundry to the line.
• Peg (noun): A short pin or bolt used to fasten things or hang objects on.
  • He hung his coat on the peg.
• Peg down (phrasal verb): The action from which the adjective is derived.
  • We must peg down the tent.

Synonyms

• Anchored: Held firmly in place.
• Fastened: Secured or attached.
• Secured: Fixed firmly.
• Fixed: Not subject to change or movement.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Peg down: To fasten something with pegs; to define or fix something precisely.
  • Can you help me peg down this corner of the carpet?
  • It's hard to peg down the exact cause of the problem.

Related Idioms

• To take someone down a peg (or two): To humble or deflate someone who is arrogant.
  • His boastful attitude meant someone needed to take him down a peg.
  • (Note: This idiom uses "peg" but is conceptually distinct from "pegged-down.")

Adjective

1. fastened by pegs
   • the pegged-down branches of the plant will take root