"peg down" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-peg down.ogg Forms: pegs down [present, singular, third-person], pegging down [participle, present], pegged down [participle, past], pegged down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} peg down (third-person singular simple present pegs down, present participle pegging down, simple past and past participle pegged down)
  1. To fasten something to the ground using pegs.
    Sense id: en-peg_down-en-verb-QXxL65cq
  2. (idiomatic) To identify clearly. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms (identify): pin down
    Sense id: en-peg_down-en-verb-Z6nUe9df Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "down", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "down": 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84 Disambiguation of 'identify': 3 97

Inflected forms

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          "peg",
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        "To identify clearly."
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      "word": "pin down"
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