Peg
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A cylindrical wooden, metal etc. object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects. A protrusion used to hang things on. A peg moved on a crib board to keep score. A fixed exchange rate, where a currency's value is matched to the value of another currency or measure such as gold.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To fasten using a peg. To affix or pin. To narrow the cuff openings of a pair of pants so that the legs take on a peg shape. To throw. 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.) To move one's pegs to indicate points scored. To reach or exceed the maximum value on a scale or gauge. To engage in anal sex by penetrating one's male partner with a dildo
Example sentence: When he emerged Lou Dobbs the populist, he was so hard to peg. A mishmash of contradictions: anti-outsourcing, anti-globalization, pro-international-trade, pro-free-enterprise, anti-corporatism, pro-choice, pro-Second Amendment, pro-gay-marriage, pro-gays-serving-openly-in-the-military, pro-military, anti-war-in-Iraq-and-Afghanistan.
Pin
Part of speech: verb
Definition: (often followed by a preposition such as to or on) To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A small device, made (usually) of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.A small nail with a head and a sharp point.A cylinder often of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts.A slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.(in plural pins; informal) A leg.Any of the individual connecting elements of a multi-pole electrical connector.A piece of jewellery that is attached to clothing with a pin.A simple accessory that can be attached to clothing with a pin or fastener, often round and bearing a design, logo or message, and used for decoration, identification or to show political affiliation, etc.A scenario in which the movement of a lesser piece that is under attack and moves away would reveal a more valuable piece.The spot at the exact centre of the house (the target area)
Example sentence: Folks have to pin me down because, for one thing, I don't have a laptop. I don't have an iPhone, and I refuse to carry them because they're immensely hackable.