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move down a peg

move down a peg verb: synonym of take down a notch.

Verb

move down a peg (third-person singular simple present moves down a peg, present participle moving down a peg, simple past and past participle moved down a peg)

  1. Synonym of take down a notch.

Synonyms of move down a peg

Forms of move down a peg

third-person singular presentmoves down a peg
present participlemoving down a peg
past participlemoved down a peg
pastmoved down a peg

Questions about move down a peg

What does move down a peg mean?
Move down a peg means synonym of take down a notch.
What part of speech is move down a peg?
Move down a peg is a verb.
What is the past tense of move down a peg?
The past tense of move down a peg is moved down a peg.

Words near move down a peg in the dictionary

  1. move away
  2. move back
  3. move back in
  4. move down
  5. move down a notch
  6. move down a peg
  7. move forward
  8. move furniture
  9. move heaven and earth
  10. move house
  11. move in

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