Definition "peggiore" in Collins English Dictionary & Thesaurus, spelling "peggiore"

peg (pegs plural & 3rd person present) (pegging present participle) (pegged past tense & past participle )

1 n-count A peg is a small hook or knob that is attached to a wall or door and is used for hanging things on.
His work jacket hung on the peg in the kitchen.

2 n-count A peg is a small device which you use to fasten clothes to a washing line.
(mainly BRIT)
in AM, usually use clothespin

3 n-count A peg is a small piece of wood or metal that is used for fastening something to something else.
He builds furniture using wooden pegs instead of nails.

4  verb If you peg something somewhere or peg it down, you fix it there with pegs.
...trying to peg a double sheet on a washing line on a blustery day...  V n prep/adv
Peg down netting over the top to keep out leaves.  V n with adv
...a tent pegged to the ground nearby for the kids.  V-ed prep

5  verb If a price or amount of something is pegged at a particular level, it is fixed at that level.
Its currency is pegged to the dollar...  be V-ed to n
UK trading profits were pegged at £40 million...  be V-ed at n
The Bank wants to peg rates at 9%.  V n at amount
...a pegged European currency.  V-ed
→ level-pegging

6 Off-the-peg clothes are made in large numbers and sent to shops, not made specially for a particular person.
(BRIT)
♦ off the peg phrase PHR n, PHR after v (Antonym: made-to-measure) ...an off-the-peg two-piece suit...
in AM, use off-the-rack