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Synonyms of peg

39 similar words

Another word for peg is shot. Other synonyms of peg are fling, hurl, bung, cast and chuck.

Synonyms and similar words for peg

nounA small quantity of a strong alcoholic beverage.

verbTo throw.

  • flingTo throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
  • hurlTo throw (something) with force.
  • bung Australia, UK
  • castTo throw.
  • chuckTo throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner.
  • chunk slangTo throw.
  • dashTo throw violently.
  • dumpTo put or throw down with more or less of violence; hence, to unload from a cart by tilting it.
  • feck
  • heaveTo throw, cast.
  • hieldTo throw; cast; put.
  • hoy AustraliaTo throw.
  • huckTo throw or chuck.
  • launchTo throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
  • lobTo throw.
  • peckTo throw.
  • pitchTo throw.
  • precipitateTo throw an object or person from a great height.
  • projectTo cast (an image or shadow) upon a surface; to throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.
  • quoitTo throw like a quoit.
  • shyTo throw sideways with a jerk; to fling.
  • slightTo throw heedlessly.
  • skewTo hurl or throw.
  • slingTo throw with a circular or arcing motion.
  • throw
  • tossTo throw with an initial upward direction.
  • trajectTo throw or cast through, over, or across.
  • whang Australia, UKTo throw with a rapid slamming motion.
  • whipTo throw or kick an object at a high velocity.
  • whopTo throw or move (something) quickly, usually with an impact.
  • wingTo throw.
  • yeet slang
  • cook UK, dialectalTo throw.
  • jerk obsoleteTo throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand.
  • hurtle archaic, literaryTo propel or throw (something) hard or violently; to fling, to hurl.
  • pick obsoleteTo throw; to pitch.
  • thrill obsoleteTo hurl; to throw; to cast.
  • warp obsolete, rareTo throw.

Meaning of peg

  1. noun A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
  2. noun A protrusion used to hang things on.
  3. noun A support; a reason; a pretext.

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Questions about synonyms of peg

What is another word for peg?
Peg has 39 synonyms on Word.ws, such as shot, fling, hurl, bung, cast, chuck, chunk and dash.
What does peg mean?
Peg means a cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.

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