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pegs away

pegs away is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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.

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What is pegs away the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pegs away is the third-person singular simple present indicative of peg away.

Words near pegs away in the dictionary

  1. pegRNA
  2. pegRNAs
  3. pegroots
  4. Pegrum
  5. pegs
  6. pegs away
  7. pegs back
  8. pegs down
  9. pegs it
  10. pegs out
  11. pegs the needle

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