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pegged away

pegged away is the simple past and past participle of peg away.

Meaning of peg away

Verb

peg away (third-person singular simple present pegs away, present participle pegging away, simple past and past participle pegged away)

  1. (informal) To keep working (at something).
    • ‘Art's the only thing I care for, I'm willing to give my whole life to it. It's only a question of sticking to it and pegging away.’1915, W. Somerset Maugham, chapter 37, in Of Human Bondage
  2. (archaic, slang) To depart hastily; peg it; scram.

Questions about pegged away

What is pegged away the simple past and past participle of?
Pegged away is the simple past and past participle of peg away.

Words near pegged away in the dictionary

  1. pegdinetanib
  2. pegfilgrastim
  3. Pegg
  4. peggable
  5. pegged
  6. pegged away
  7. pegged back
  8. pegged down
  9. pegged it
  10. pegged out
  11. pegged pants

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