peg out

Hang wet clothes outside to dry, using clips to hold them on a line.

• I need to peg out the washing.
• Dad pegged the towels out before breakfast.
• Can you peg out these wet shirts?

How to use it: peg something out (She pegged the sheets out in the sunshine.)

Similar words: hang out, hang up

Common phrases: peg out washing, peg out something, peg something out

Mark the edges of an area by putting small wooden or metal sticks into the ground.

• We need to peg out the area.
• They pegged out the garden before planting.
• Has the builder pegged out the foundations yet?

How to use it: peg something out (The surveyor pegged the site out before work began.)

Similar words: stake out, mark out

Common phrases: peg out something, peg out an area, peg something out

Die; a casual expression that can sound disrespectful.

• He pegged out last winter.
• The old man pegged out before his hundredth birthday.
• She joked that she would peg out before finishing the paperwork.

Similar words: die, kick the bucket

Common phrases: peg out suddenly, peg out young

Finish in croquet by making a ball hit the final peg after passing through all required hoops.

• She pegged out and won the match.
• He used a gentle shot to peg out his final ball.
• Can you peg out both balls this turn?

How to use it: peg something out (She pegged her last ball out to win the match.)

Similar words: finish

Common phrases: peg out a ball, peg out first

Win a game by moving your scoring peg to the final hole on the board.

• She pegged out first and won.
• I needed two more points to peg out.
• He pegged out before I could score again.

Similar words: win, finish

Opposites: lose

Common phrases: peg out first, peg out and win