pegged

verb

1. 1

   To fasten using a peg.

   “Let's peg the rug to the floor.”

2. 2

   To affix or pin.

   “I found a tack and pegged your picture to the bulletin board.”

3. 3

   To fix a value or price.

   “China's currency is no longer pegged to the American dollar.”

4. 4

   To narrow the cuff openings of a pair of pants so that the legs take on a peg shape.

5. 5

   To throw.

6. 6

   To indicate or ascribe an attribute to. (Assumed to originate from the use of pegs or pins as markers on a bulletin board or a list.)

   “He's been pegged as a suspect.”

7. 7

   To move one's pegs to indicate points scored; to score with a peg.

   “She pegged twelve points.”

8. 8

   To reach or exceed the maximum value on (a scale or gauge).

   “We pegged the speedometer across the flats.”

9. 9

   (typically in heterosexual contexts) To engage in anal sex by penetrating (one's male partner) with a dildo.

10. 10

    To keep working hard at something; to peg away.