peg

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.

Stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations.

“The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar”

Succeed in obtaining a position.

Fasten or secure with a wooden pin.

“peg a tent”

Pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into.