peg out English

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What does peg out mean?

peg out verb

— (transitive) To mark (a territory or area) with pegs. [from 19th c.]

— (slang, intransitive) To die. [from 19th c.]

— (croquet, intransitive) To finish a game of croquet. [from 19th c.]

— (cribbage) To move one's peg to the last position on the pegboard, and thus win. [from 19th c.]

— (transitive) To hang up (washing) using pegs. [from 20th c.]

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peg out English » English

kick the bucket

pass away

perish

die

croak

sniff it

breathe one’s last

mark out

to bite the dust

tack

stretch skin

sprig

spike

snuff it

skewer

rivet

pin

peg

nail

give up the ghost

fasten with nails

expire

decease

buy the farm

be dead