Peg (fishing) definition

(1) A wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface

(2) A holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing

(3) Regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument

(4) A prosthesis that replaces a missing leg

(5) Informal terms of the leg

"Fever left him weak on his sticks"

(6) Small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.

(7) Stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations

"The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar"

(8) Fasten or secure with a wooden pin

"Peg a tent"

(9) Pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into

(10) Succeed in obtaining a position

"He nailed down a spot at Harvard"