peg
verb (FIX) /peɡ/ (-gg-)Definition
› [T usually + adv/prep] to fix something in place with pegs: Make sure the tarpaulin is securely pegged down. I'll peg out the clothes before I go to work.Fastening and tying › [T] to make a price, currency, etc. stay at a particular level: The agreement works because member nations haven't tried to peg prices.Keeping and staying the sameNot able to be changed
(Definition of peg verb (FIX) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- consistency noun (BEING THE SAME)
- consistent adjective (NOT CHANGING)
- continuum noun
- control noun (IN AN EXPERIMENT)
- fastness noun (FIXED)
- fixed adjective (FASTENED)
- flat adjective (FIXED)
- flat adjective (PROFITS)
- leave verb (REMAIN)
- leave well alone idiom
- level off phrasal verb
- remain verb
- stability noun
- stabilize verb
- stable adjective
- steady adjective (FIRM)
- unchanged adjective
- undisturbed adjective
- wallow in sth phrasal verb (REMAIN UNHAPPY)
- wouldn't have it any other way idiom
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Keeping and staying the same
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