a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface

[ Syn: nog ]

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

[ Syn: pin ]

informal terms for the leg; fever left him weak on his sticks

[ Syn: pin , stick ]

a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg

[ Syn: wooden leg , leg , pegleg ]

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

[ Syn: pin , thole , tholepin , rowlock , oarlock ]

succeed in obtaining a position; He nailed down a spot at Harvard

[ Syn: nail down , nail ]

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

fasten or secure with a wooden pin; peg a tent

[ Syn: peg down ]

stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations; The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar'