peg vs shy

peg

verb
  • To throw. 

  • To affix or pin. 

  • To fasten using a peg. 

  • To move one's pegs to indicate points scored; to score with a peg. 

  • To indicate or ascribe an attribute to. (Assumed to originate from the use of pegs or pins as markers on a bulletin board or a list.) 

  • To engage in anal sex by penetrating (one's male partner) with a dildo. 

  • To narrow the cuff openings of a pair of pants so that the legs take on a peg shape. 

  • To keep working hard at something; to peg away. 

  • To reach or exceed the maximum value on (a scale or gauge). 

  • To fix a value or price. 

noun
  • A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects. 

  • One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained. 

  • A stump. 

  • A support; a reason; a pretext. 

  • A fixed exchange rate, where a currency's value is matched to the value of another currency or measure such as gold. 

  • The penetration of one's (male) partner in the anus using a dildo. 

  • A peg moved on a crib board to keep score. 

  • A small quantity of a strong alcoholic beverage. 

  • A protrusion used to hang things on. 

  • A step; a degree. 

  • A serving of any hard spirit, particularly whisky. 

  • A topic of interest, such as an ongoing event or an anniversary, around which various features can be developed. 

  • A place formally allotted for fishing 

shy

verb
  • To throw sideways with a jerk; to fling. 

  • To avoid due to caution, embarrassment or timidness. 

  • (transitive) or (intransitive) To throw a ball with two hands above the head, especially when it has crossed the side lines in a football (soccer) match. To hit the ball back into play from the sidelines in a shinty match. 

  • To jump back in fear. 

noun
  • In the Eton College wall game, a point scored by lifting the ball against the wall in the calx. 

  • In soccer, a throw-in from the sidelines, using two hands above the head. In shinty, the act of tossing the ball above the head and hitting it with the shaft of the caman to bring it back into play after it has been hit out of the field. 

  • An act of throwing. 

  • A place for throwing. 

  • A sudden start aside, as by a horse. 

adj
  • Easily frightened; timid. 

  • Embarrassed. 

  • Cautious; wary; suspicious. 

  • Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach. 

  • Short, insufficient or less than. 

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