Peg vs. Tee

Pegnoun

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

Teenoun

Something shaped like the letter T. Found in compounds such as tee-shirt, tee-beam, tee-frame, tee-iron, tee-headed, t=T-splitter, tee computing command...

‘angles and tees’;

Pegnoun

Measurement between the pegs: after killing an animal hunters used the distance between a peg near the animal's nose and one near the end of its body to measure its body length.

Teenoun

T-shirt

Pegnoun

A protrusion used to hang things on.

‘Hang your coat on the peg and come in.’;

Teenoun

(golf) A flat area of ground from which players hit their first shots on a golf hole.

Pegnoun

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

‘a peg to hang a claim upon’;

Teenoun

A usually wooden or plastic peg from which a ball is hit.

Pegnoun

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

Teenoun

(curling) The target area of a curling rink

Pegnoun

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

Teenoun

The mark at which players aim in quoits.

Pegnoun

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

Teeverb

To draw; lead.

Pegnoun

A place formally allotted for fishing

Teeverb

To draw away; go; proceed.

Pegnoun

A leg or foot.

Teeverb

(golf) To place a ball on a tee

Pegnoun

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

Teenoun

The mark aimed at in curling and in quoits.

Pegnoun

A step; a degree.

Teenoun

A short piece of pipe having a lateral outlet, used to connect a line of pipe with a pipe at a right angle with the line; - so called because it resembles the letter T in shape.

Pegnoun

Short for clothes peg.

Teenoun

The letter T, t; also, something shaped like, or resembling in form, the letter T.

Pegnoun

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

Teeverb

To place (the ball) on a tee; also called to tee up.

Pegnoun

A stump.

Teenoun

the starting place for each hole on a golf course;

‘they were waiting on the first tee’;

Pegverb

(transitive) To fasten using a peg.

‘Let's peg the rug to the floor.’;

Teenoun

support holding a football on end and above the ground preparatory to the kickoff

Pegverb

(transitive) To affix or pin.

‘I found a tack and pegged your picture to the bulletin board.’; ‘She lunged forward and pegged him to the wall.’;

Teenoun

a short peg put into the ground to hold a golf ball off the ground

Pegverb

(transitive) To fix a value or price.

‘China's currency is no longer pegged to the American dollar.’;

Teeverb

place on a tee;

‘tee golf balls’;

Pegverb

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

Teeverb

connect with a tee;

‘tee two pipes’;

Pegverb

To throw.

Teenoun

see T (sense 2)

Pegverb

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.’; ‘I pegged his weight at 165.’;

Teenoun

a cleared space on a golf course, from which the ball is struck at the beginning of play for each hole

‘he smashes the ball off the 15th tee’; ‘a tee shot’;

Pegverb

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

‘She pegged twelve points.’;

Teenoun

a small peg with a concave head which can be placed in the ground to support a golf ball before it is struck from a tee

‘I carry three tees in my pocket’;

Pegverb

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

‘We pegged the speedometer across the flats.’;

Teenoun

a mark aimed at in bowls, quoits, curling, and other similar games.

Pegverb

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

Teenoun

a T-shirt.

Pegverb

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

Teeverb

place the ball on a tee ready to make the first stroke of the round or hole

‘Jack teed the ball up’; ‘the two teenagers will be teeing up for Great Britain and Ireland in the Curtis Cup’;

Pegnoun

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

Teeverb

(especially in soccer) place or move the ball into position to be struck by another player

‘Parkin teed up Smith to strike again’; ‘Owen teed up the ball for Emile Heskey’;

Pegnoun

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.

Tee

A tee is a stand used in sport to support and elevate a stationary ball prior to striking with a foot, club or bat. Tees are used extensively in golf, tee-ball, baseball, American football, and rugby.

Pegnoun

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

Pegnoun

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

Pegnoun

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

‘To screw papal authority to the highest peg.’; ‘And took your grandees down a peg.’;

Pegnoun

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

‘This over, the club will be visited for a "peg," Anglice drink.’;

Pegnoun

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

Pegverb

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

‘I will rend an oakAnd peg thee in his knotty entrails.’;

Pegverb

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

Pegverb

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.

Pegverb

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

Pegverb

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

Pegnoun

a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface

Pegnoun

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

Pegnoun

informal terms of the leg;

‘fever left him weak on his sticks’;

Pegnoun

a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg

Pegnoun

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

Pegnoun

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

Pegverb

succeed in obtaining a position;

‘He nailed down a spot at Harvard’;

Pegverb

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

Pegverb

fasten or secure with a wooden pin;

‘peg a tent’;

Pegverb

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

‘The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar’;