" pegs "

1: an individual part of a process, series, or ranking;

  * e.g., " ... took the arrogant student down a peg "

•  Synonyms : 

•  chapters,

•  cuts,

•  degrees,

•  grades,

•  inches,

•  notches,

•  phases,

•  places,

•  points,

•  stages,

•  steps

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: an individual part of a process, series, or ranking;

  * e.g., " ... took the arrogant student down a peg "

•  Synonyms : 

•  chapter,

•  cut,

•  degree,

•  grade,

•  inch,

•  notch,

•  phase,

•  place,

•  point,

•  stage,

•  step

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to arrange or assign according to type;

  * e.g., " ... pegged her as a backstabber right from the beginning "

•  Synonyms : 

•  assorts,

•  breaks down,

•  categorizes,

•  classes,

•  classifies,

•  codifies,

•  compartmentalizes,

•  compartments,

•  digests,

•  distinguishes,

•  distributes,

•  grades,

•  groups,

•  places,

•  ranges,

•  ranks,

•  relegates,

•  separates,

•  sorts,

•  types

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm;

  * e.g., " ... pegged the ball to the second baseman "

•  Synonyms : 

•  casts,

•  catapults,

•  chucks,

•  dashes,

•  fires,

•  flings,

•  heaves,

•  hurls,

•  hurtles,

•  launches,

•  lobs,

•  lofts,

•  pelts,

•  pitches,

•  slings,

•  throws,

•  tosses

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to arrange or assign according to type;

  * e.g., " ... pegged her as a backstabber right from the beginning "

•  Synonyms : 

•  assort,

•  break down,

•  categorize,

•  class,

•  classify,

•  codify,

•  compartment,

•  compartmentalize,

•  digest,

•  distinguish,

•  distribute,

•  grade,

•  group,

•  place,

•  range,

•  rank,

•  relegate,

•  separate,

•  sort,

•  type

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm;

  * e.g., " ... pegged the ball to the second baseman "

•  Synonyms : 

•  cast,

•  catapult,

•  chuck,

•  dash,

•  fire,

•  fling,

•  heave,

•  hurl,

•  hurtle,

•  launch,

•  lob,

•  loft,

•  pelt,

•  pitch,

•  sling,

•  throw,

•  toss

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to devote serious and sustained effort;

  * e.g., " ... the writer pegged away at his first novel for three years before he felt that it was ready to be published "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bang away,

•  beaver (away),

•  dig (away),

•  drudge,

•  endeavor,

•  fag,

•  grub,

•  hump,

•  hustle,

•  labor,

•  moil,

•  plod,

•  plow,

•  plug,

•  slave,

•  slog,

•  strain,

•  strive,

•  struggle,

•  sweat,

•  toil,

•  travail,

•  tug,

•  work

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to stop living;

  * e.g., " ... when her pet pig pegged out she grieved for weeks "

•  Synonyms : 

•  checks out,

•  conks (out),

•  croaks,

•  deceases,

•  demises,

•  departs,

•  dies,

•  drops,

•  ends,

•  exits,

•  expires,

•  falls,

•  flatlines,

•  goes,

•  kicks in,

•  kicks off,

•  parts,

•  passes away,

•  passes (on),

•  perishes,

•  pops off,

•  steps out,

•  succumbs

•  Antonyms : 

•  breathes,

•  lives

1: to stop living;

  * e.g., " ... when her pet pig pegged out she grieved for weeks "

•  Synonyms : 

•  check out,

•  conk (out),

•  croak,

•  decease,

•  demise,

•  depart,

•  die,

•  drop,

•  end,

•  exit,

•  expire,

•  fall,

•  flatline,

•  go,

•  kick in,

•  kick off,

•  part,

•  pass (on),

•  pass away,

•  perish,

•  pop off,

•  step out,

•  succumb

•  Antonyms : 

•  breathe,

•  live