Synonyms for peg

noun

• a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
• small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
• a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
• a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
• informal terms for the leg
• regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument

verb

• succeed in obtaining a position
• fasten or secure with a wooden pin
• pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into
• stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations