--- title: P — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 16 description: The 1498 words of the English dictionary under P, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/16/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / P # P — The English dictionary · page 16 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal) A little bit hungry.[↗](../../peckish/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I'm a bit peckish; can I have a biscuit?[↗](../../peckish/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Are you peckish?[↗](../../peckish/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") There's fruit in the bowl.[↗](../../peckish/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · By eleven o'clock I always feel peckish.[↗](../../peckish/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat looks peckish.[↗](../../peckish/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad gets peckish before bed and eats toast.[↗](../../peckish/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · If you're peckish after school, have an apple.[↗](../../peckish/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **pectin** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A natural substance in fruits, especially apples and lemons, that makes jam and jelly set (go thick and firm).[↗](../../pectin/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Apples contain lots of pectin.[↗](../../pectin/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Add pectin so the strawberry jam will set.[↗](../../pectin/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Pectin makes jelly wobbly but firm.[↗](../../pectin/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Lemon juice helps the pectin in jam to work.[↗](../../pectin/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Pectin is found in the skins and cores of fruit.[↗](../../pectin/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Gummy sweets can be made with pectin instead of gelatine.[↗](../../pectin/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **pectoral** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* adjective: Of or on the chest.[↗](../../pectoral/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "pectoral muscles".[↗](../../pectoral/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* noun.[↗](../../pectoral/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* The pectoral muscles of the chest, often called "pecs" (informal).[↗](../../pectoral/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (pectoral fin) One of the pair of fins on the sides of a fish, just behind the head.[↗](../../pectoral/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (church) A pectoral cross is a cross worn on the chest by bishops.[↗](../../pectoral/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Push-ups build your pectoral muscles.[↗](../../pectoral/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The fish used its pectoral fins to turn.[↗](../../pectoral/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Sharks have big pectoral fins.[↗](../../pectoral/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The bishop wore a gold pectoral cross.[↗](../../pectoral/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · "Look at my pecs!" joked my uncle at the beach.[↗](../../pectoral/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Swimming works the pectorals and the shoulders.[↗](../../pectoral/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **peculiar** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Peculiar means strange or unusual, sometimes in a slightly worrying way.[↗](../../peculiar/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Peculiar to someone or something means belonging only to that person, place or thing.[↗](../../peculiar/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (UK, informal) Feeling peculiar means feeling a bit ill or dizzy.[↗](../../peculiar/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There was a peculiar smell in the kitchen.[↗](../../peculiar/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat was acting in a peculiar way.[↗](../../peculiar/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Kangaroos are peculiar to Australia.[↗](../../peculiar/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · What a peculiar hat\![↗](../../peculiar/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I feel a bit peculiar after that ride.[↗](../../peculiar/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The old house made peculiar noises at night.[↗](../../peculiar/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · This custom is peculiar to our village.[↗](../../peculiar/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · It's peculiar that the door was open.[↗](../../peculiar/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · He had one very peculiar habit.[↗](../../peculiar/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · However, this is grammatically peculiar, as immot is usually only the construct plural of אֵם em 'mother', whose absolute plural is rather אִמָּהוֹת immahot.[↗](../../peculiar/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../peculiar/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **peculiarity** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A special feature that belongs to one thing or is strange about it.[↗](../../peculiarity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Attention must be called to the essential peculiarity of Hebrew doctrines, the inextricable and necessary associa- (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../peculiarity/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **peculiarly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a strange or odd way.[↗](../../peculiarly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Especially or particularly, as in «peculiarly difficult».[↗](../../peculiarly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Belonging only to one group or place, as in «peculiarly British».[↗](../../peculiarly/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cat was behaving peculiarly before the storm.[↗](../../peculiarly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · It was a peculiarly hot day for April.[↗](../../peculiarly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Alice thought the Duchess behaved most peculiarly.[↗](../../peculiarly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Queuing politely is said to be peculiarly British.[↗](../../peculiarly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He was peculiarly quiet at dinner.[↗](../../peculiarly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The milk smelled peculiarly sour.[↗](../../peculiarly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · They divided the life of Man among them, and each endowed one part of it with the qualities which were peculiarly his own.[↗](../../peculiarly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **pecuniary** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Pecuniary means to do with money.[↗](../../pecuniary/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He gained no pecuniary benefit from helping.[↗](../../pecuniary/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The court looked at the pecuniary loss.[↗](../../pecuniary/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She had no pecuniary interest in the shop.[↗](../../pecuniary/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Volunteers work for no pecuniary reward.[↗](../../pecuniary/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The trouble was pecuniary: they had no money.[↗](../../pecuniary/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Pecuniary matters were handled by the treasurer.[↗](../../pecuniary/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **pedal** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A part you push with your foot to make a bike move.[↗](../../pedal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A part you press with your foot to control a machine, car or piano.[↗](../../pedal/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb) To push the pedals of a bike to make it go.[↗](../../pedal/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Push down on the pedals to make the bike go.[↗](../../pedal/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I pedalled up the hill.[↗](../../pedal/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The car has a brake pedal and a gas pedal.[↗](../../pedal/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Press the piano pedal to make the note last longer.[↗](../../pedal/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She pedalled as fast as she could.[↗](../../pedal/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Put the rubbish in the pedal bin.[↗](../../pedal/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · My foot slipped off the pedal.[↗](../../pedal/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **pedestal** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A base on which a statue, column or vase stands.[↗](../../pedestal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") **pedestrian** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A pedestrian is a person who is walking, especially in a street, not riding or driving.[↗](../../pedestrian/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adjective) For people who walk: a pedestrian crossing.[↗](../../pedestrian/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (adjective) Dull and ordinary, with nothing special.[↗](../../pedestrian/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Pedestrians should use the crossing.[↗](../../pedestrian/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Stop, look and listen before you cross as a pedestrian.[↗](../../pedestrian/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The town centre is a pedestrian zone with no cars.[↗](../../pedestrian/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The car stopped to let the pedestrians cross.[↗](../../pedestrian/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Wear bright clothes at night so drivers can see pedestrians.[↗](../../pedestrian/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The bridge is for pedestrians and bikes only.[↗](../../pedestrian/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · His story was rather pedestrian and a bit boring.[↗](../../pedestrian/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · On his way a chariot passed him, in which sat an old man with two servants, who rudely pushed the pedestrian out of the path.[↗](../../pedestrian/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **pediatrician** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A doctor who specially looks after babies, children and teenagers.[↗](../../pediatrician/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The pediatrician checked the baby's weight.[↗](../../pediatrician/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My little brother sees a pediatrician every year.[↗](../../pediatrician/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A pediatrician is a doctor for children.[↗](../../pediatrician/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The paediatrician said I was growing well.[↗](../../pediatrician/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The pediatrician listened to my chest with a stethoscope.[↗](../../pediatrician/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She wants to be a paediatrician when she grows up.[↗](../../pediatrician/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **pedigree** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The list of an animal's parents, grandparents and earlier ancestors, showing it is of one pure breed.[↗](../../pedigree/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adjective) A pedigree animal comes from parents of the same breed, with records.[↗](../../pedigree/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A person's family background or ancestry.[↗](../../pedigree/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* The past record of something, showing it is good: «the team's winning pedigree».[↗](../../pedigree/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our dog is a pedigree Labrador.[↗](../../pedigree/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The breeder showed us the puppy's pedigree.[↗](../../pedigree/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Pedigree cats can be very expensive.[↗](../../pedigree/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The horse had a famous pedigree.[↗](../../pedigree/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We drew a pedigree chart of our family's eye colours.[↗](../../pedigree/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The coach has a strong pedigree in winning cups.[↗](../../pedigree/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Mixed-breed dogs are often healthier than some pedigrees.[↗](../../pedigree/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Be sure of your pedigree before you boast of it.[↗](../../pedigree/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **pee** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal) To pee is to let urine out of your body; to go to the toilet.[↗](../../pee/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun) Pee is urine.[↗](../../pee/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The name of the letter P.[↗](../../pee/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I need a pee before the car trip.[↗](../../pee/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The puppy peed on the carpet.[↗](../../pee/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Go for a pee before bed.[↗](../../pee/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Pale pee means you are drinking enough water.[↗](../../pee/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor asked for a sample of pee.[↗](../../pee/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby peed in his nappy.[↗](../../pee/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "Pee" is how you say the letter P.[↗](../../pee/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **peek** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To peek means to look at something quickly or secretly, often when you should not.[↗](../../peek/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A peek is a quick, short look.[↗](../../peek/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To peek out means to just show a little, like the sun peeking out from behind clouds.[↗](../../peek/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Close your eyes and no peeking\![↗](../../peek/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I took a peek at my birthday presents.[↗](../../peek/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The sun peeked out from behind the clouds.[↗](../../peek/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't peek at the answers at the back of the book.[↗](../../peek/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby laughed when we played peek-a-boo.[↗](../../peek/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The kitten peeked out from under the sofa.[↗](../../peek/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We got a sneak peek of the new playground.[↗](../../peek/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · She peeked through the keyhole.[↗](../../peek/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **peekaboo** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Peekaboo is a game for babies where you hide your face and then show it, saying «Peekaboo!».[↗](../../peekaboo/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Peekaboo is what you say when you show your face in that game.[↗](../../peekaboo/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A peekaboo piece of clothing has a small gap or hole that lets something show.[↗](../../peekaboo/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My baby sister laughs when I play peekaboo.[↗](../../peekaboo/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «Peekaboo!» said Dad, peeping out from behind his hands.[↗](../../peekaboo/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The puppy played peekaboo behind the sofa.[↗](../../peekaboo/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Babies love peekaboo.[↗](../../peekaboo/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The sun played peekaboo with the clouds.[↗](../../peekaboo/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She wore a dress with a peekaboo back.[↗](../../peekaboo/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma hid behind the door: «Peekaboo, I see you!»[↗](../../peekaboo/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · We played peekaboo all afternoon.[↗](../../peekaboo/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **peel** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To peel is to take the skin off fruit or vegetables.[↗](../../peel/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The peel is the skin, like a banana peel or orange peel.[↗](../../peel/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To peel can mean that a thin layer comes off by itself: paint peels, skin peels after sunburn.[↗](../../peel/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To peel off a sticker is to pull it away.[↗](../../peel/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* To peel can also mean to strip the bark off a tree or a stick.[↗](../../peel/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She peels 6 potatoes.[↗](../../peel/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He peels 3 apples a minute.[↗](../../peel/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The orange peel weighs 40 grams.[↗](../../peel/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many potatoes are peeled in 5 minutes?[↗](../../peel/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Peel the banana before you eat it.[↗](../../peel/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The paint on the old fence is peeling.[↗](../../peel/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · My nose peeled after the sunburn.[↗](../../peel/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Peel off the sticker carefully.[↗](../../peel/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep your eyes peeled for the bus.[↗](../../peel/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · He grasped the hatchet quickly to peel off the bark and shape the wood.[↗](../../peel/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And Jacob took him rods of fresh poplar, and of the almond and of the plane-tree; and peeled white streaks in them, making the white appear which was in the rods.[↗](../../peel/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.30.37, JPS 1917)[↗](../../peel/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And he set the rods which he had peeled over against the flocks in the gutters in the watering-troughs where the flocks came to drink; and they conceived when they came to drink.[↗](../../peel/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.30.38, JPS 1917)[↗](../../peel/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **peeler** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A peeler is a kitchen tool with a blade for taking the skin off fruit and vegetables.[↗](../../peeler/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In old British slang, a peeler was a police officer.[↗](../../peeler/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Use the peeler to peel the carrots.[↗](../../peeler/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Always peel away from yourself with a peeler.[↗](../../peeler/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The potato peeler is in the drawer.[↗](../../peeler/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I cut my finger on the peeler.[↗](../../peeler/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A peeler takes off only a thin layer of skin.[↗](../../peeler/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In old stories, the peelers chased the thief.[↗](../../peeler/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **peeling** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Peeling is the -ing form of «peel»: taking the skin off fruit or vegetables, or a covering coming off.[↗](../../peeling/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Peeling describes paint, wallpaper or skin that is coming off in thin strips or flakes.[↗](../../peeling/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Peelings are the bits of skin you have peeled off fruit or vegetables.[↗](../../peeling/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I am peeling an orange for my lunch.[↗](../../peeling/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The old house had peeling paint and a broken gate.[↗](../../peeling/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · After the sunburn my shoulders started peeling.[↗](../../peeling/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Put the potato peelings in the compost bin.[↗](../../peeling/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Peel away from your hand when you use a peeler.[↗](../../peeling/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The sticker kept peeling off my water bottle.[↗](../../peeling/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum and I were peeling carrots for the soup.[↗](../../peeling/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Then the old man blew the ashes from a smoking yam, and proceeded to remove the peeling.[↗](../../peeling/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **peen** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The rounded or wedge-shaped end of a hammer head, opposite the flat striking face (as in ball-peen hammer).[↗](../../peen/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) To hit metal with a hammer to shape or harden it.[↗](../../peen/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A ball-peen hammer has a round end for shaping metal.[↗](../../peen/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Use the peen of the hammer to round off the rivet.[↗](../../peen/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The blacksmith peened the edge of the blade.[↗](../../peen/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad keeps a ball-peen hammer in his toolbox.[↗](../../peen/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In DT we watched a teacher peen a copper bowl.[↗](../../peen/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The peen is on the opposite side to the flat face.[↗](../../peen/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **peep** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To peep is to look quickly and secretly, often through a small hole or gap.[↗](../../peep/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A peep is a quick look.[↗](../../peep/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A peep is a short, high sound, like a baby bird makes.[↗](../../peep/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* "Not a peep" means no sound or no complaint at all.[↗](../../peep/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She peeped through the curtains.[↗](../../peep/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · No peeping while I hide\![↗](../../peep/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Take a peep inside the box.[↗](../../peep/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The chicks gave a little peep.[↗](../../peep/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I don't want to hear a peep out of you.[↗](../../peep/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The sun peeped out from behind the clouds.[↗](../../peep/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He peeped inside the closet--no one\![↗](../../peep/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **peer** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To peer means to look very carefully or with difficulty at something, often narrowing your eyes or leaning forward.[↗](../../peer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Your peers are people of the same age, class or level as you, such as your classmates.[↗](../../peer/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (UK) A peer is a member of the nobility, such as a lord, who may sit in the House of Lords.[↗](../../peer/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She peered through the keyhole.[↗](../../peer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa peered at the tiny writing on the box.[↗](../../peer/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We peered into the dark cave.[↗](../../peer/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't give in to peer pressure.[↗](../../peer/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Today we'll do peer marking: swap books with your partner.[↗](../../peer/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He was taller than most of his peers.[↗](../../peer/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A lord is a peer in the House of Lords.[↗](../../peer/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The owl peered down from the branch.[↗](../../peer/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The little Mole peered at it.[↗](../../peer/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Through the window she looked forth, and peered, the mother of Sisera, through the lattice: 'Why is his chariot so long in coming?[↗](../../peer/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JDG.5.28, JPS 1917)[↗](../../peer/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **peg** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A peg is a small hook or stick on a wall for hanging things, like coats.[↗](../../peg/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A clothes peg is a small clip for hanging washing on a line.[↗](../../peg/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A tent peg is a pointed stick pushed into the ground to hold a tent.[↗](../../peg/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (verb) To peg is to fasten something with pegs.[↗](../../peg/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A peg can also be a wooden pin that you pull to open a latch or door.[↗](../../peg/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Hang your coat on your peg.[↗](../../peg/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Pass me the pegs so I can hang up the washing.[↗](../../peg/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We hammered the tent pegs into the ground.[↗](../../peg/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum pegged the sheets on the line.[↗](../../peg/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My peg has my name and a picture on it.[↗](../../peg/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The pirate had a wooden peg leg.[↗](../../peg/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Make a pattern on the pegboard with coloured pegs.[↗](../../peg/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Little Red Riding-Hood pulled the peg, and the door opened.[↗](../../peg/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And I will fasten him as a peg in a sure place; and he shall be for a throne of honour to his father's house.[↗](../../peg/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.22.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../peg/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") 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