…a short pin or bolt, typically tapered at one end, that is used for securing something in place, hanging things on, or marking a position…
…a synthetic resin made by polymerizing ethylene glycol, in particular any of a series of water-soluble oligomers and polymers used chiefly as solvents or waxes…
…work hard at or try to achieve something over a long period…
…a wooden or plastic clip for securing clothes to a clothes line…
…any of the pegs in the neck of a stringed musical instrument around which the strings are wound, and which are turned to adjust their tension and so tune the instrument…
…a point on a scale of exchange rates in which a currency’s value is allowed to go up or down frequently by small amounts within overall limits…
…a game in which each player in turn throws a knife or pointed stick from a series of positions, continuing until it fails to stick in the ground…
…reduce or eradicate the lead of an opponent in a contest…
…something used as a pretext or occasion for the treatment of a wider subject…
…a pear-shaped spinning top with a metal pin or peg forming the point…
…a pin or bolt driven into the ground to hold one of the ropes or corners of a tent in position…
…a board having a regular pattern of small holes for pegs, used chiefly for games or the display of information…
…a person in a situation unsuited to their abilities or character…
…make someone realize that they are less talented or important than they think they are…
