4 English Phrasal Verbs With 'PEG'

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We have definitions for 4 phrasal verbs with 'PEG'

4 phrasal verbs with 'PEG'

Peg away

  1. Keep working at something
    (Intransitive | British English)
    » Example: I PEGGED AWAY for weeks before my exams.

Peg down

  1. Fasten something to the ground
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: We PEGGED the tent DOWN to stop the wind blowing it about.

Peg it

  1. Die
    (Intransitive | British English)
    » Example: After a long illness, she finally PEGGED IT yesterday.

Peg out

  1. Put washing outside to dry
    (Separable [optional] | British English)
    » Example: I PEGGED the washing OUT after it stopped raining.
  2. Die
    (Intransitive | British English)
    » Example: He PEGGED OUT last night from a heart attack.
  3. Mark out an area of land by driving pegs into the ground
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: They PEGGED OUT their farmland to stake their claim.

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