Peg vs. Pet — What's the Difference?

A small cylindrical or tapered pin, as of wood, used to fasten things or plug a hole.

A pet, or companion animal, is an animal kept primarily for a person's company or entertainment rather than as a working animal, livestock or a laboratory animal. Popular pets are often considered to have attractive appearances, intelligence and relatable personalities, but some pets may be taken in on an altruistic basis (such as a stray animal) and accepted by the owner regardless of these characteristics.

A similar pin forming a projection that may be used as a support or boundary marker.

A domestic or tamed animal kept for companionship or pleasure

(Music) One of the pins of a stringed instrument that are turned to tighten or slacken the strings so as to regulate their pitch.

A fit of sulking or ill humour

A degree or notch, as in estimation

Stroke or pat (an animal) affectionately

Chiefly British A drink of liquor.

An animal kept for enjoyment or companionship.

(Baseball) A low and fast throw made to put a base runner out.

An object of the affections.

(Informal) A leg, especially a wooden one.

A person especially loved or indulged; a favorite

To fasten or plug with a peg or pegs.

A fit of bad temper or pique.

To designate or mark by means of a peg or pegs.

Kept as a pet

To fix (a price) at a certain level or within a certain range.

Particularly cherished or indulged

(Informal) To classify; categorize

Expressing or showing affection

To hit, especially with a thrown object or fired projectile

Being a favorite

To throw or fire (an object or projectile)

To stroke or caress gently.

To work steadily; persist

To stroke or fondle amorously.

Wide at the top and narrowing toward the bottom

To be sulky and peevish.

A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.

An animal kept as a companion.

A protrusion used to hang things on.

(by extension) Something kept as a companion, including inanimate objects. (pet rock, pet plant, etc.)

(figurative) A support; a reason; a pretext.

One who is excessively loyal to a superior and receives preferential treatment.

(cribbage) A peg moved on a crib board to keep score.

Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a darling.

(finance) A fixed exchange rate, where a currency's value is matched to the value of another currency or measure such as gold.

A fit of petulance, a sulk, arising from the impression that one has been offended or slighted.

(UK) A small quantity of a strong alcoholic beverage.

Abbreviation of petition

A place formally allotted for fishing

A term of endearment usually applied to women and children.

A leg or foot.

(transitive) To stroke or fondle (an animal).

One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.

To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously.

A step; a degree.

To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge.

Ellipsis of clothes peg

To be a pet.

(journalism) A topic of interest, such as an ongoing event or an anniversary, around which various features can be developed.

To be peevish; to sulk.

A stump.

Favourite; cherished; the focus of one's (usually positive) attention.

(slang) The penetration of one's (male) partner in the anus using a dildo.

Kept or treated as a pet.

A serving of brandy and soda.

A cade lamb; a lamb brought up by hand.

(India) A serving of any hard spirit, particularly whisky.

Any person especially cherished and indulged; a fondling; a darling; often, a favorite child.

A shilling.

A slight fit of peevishness or fretfulness.

(transitive) To fasten using a peg.

Any animal kept as a companion, usually in or around one's home, typically domesticated and cared for attentively and often affectionately. Distinguished from animals raised for food or to perform useful tasks, as a draft animal.

(transitive) To affix or pin.

Petted; indulged; admired; cherished; as, a pet child; a pet lamb; a pet theory; a pet animal.

(transitive) To fix a value or price.

To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge; as, she was petted and spoiled.

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

To be a pet.

To throw.

A domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement

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.)

A special loved one

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

A fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)

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

Using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)

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

Stroke or caress gently;

(intransitive) To keep working hard at something; to peg away.

Stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking

To drink alcohol frequently, especially brandy and soda; to tipple.

Preferred above all others and treated with partiality;

A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe peg.

A wooden pin, or nail, on which to hang things, as coats, etc. Hence, colloquially and figuratively: A support; a reason; a pretext; as, a peg to hang a claim upon.

One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.

One of the pins used for marking points on a cribbage board.

A step; a degree; esp. in the slang phrase "To take one down a peg."

A drink of spirits, usually whisky or brandy diluted with soda water.

A hard throw, especially one made to put out a baserunner; as, the peg to the plate went wild.

To put pegs into; to fasten the parts of with pegs; as, to peg shoes; to confine with pegs; to restrict or limit closely.

To score with a peg, as points in the game; as, she pegged twelwe points.

To identify; to recognize; as, she pegged him as a good carpenter; he was pegged as a blowhard as soon as he started speaking; he was pegged as a exceptional player even in high school.

To throw (a ball); as, he pegged the runner out at second.

To work diligently, as one who pegs shoes; - usually with on, at, or away; as, to peg away at a task.

A wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface

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

Informal terms of the leg;

A prosthesis that replaces a missing leg

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

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

Succeed in obtaining a position;

Pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into into

Fasten or secure with a wooden pin;

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