1. (

• nail_down ,
• nail ,
• peg

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

2. (

• peg ,

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

3. (

• peg ,
• peg_down

) fasten or secure with a wooden pin; "peg a tent" ;

4. (

• peg ,

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