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peg - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: peg
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: attach
Synonyms: clinch, fasten, fix, join, pin, secure, tighten, make fast
Antonyms: detach, unfasten
Main Entry: appraise
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: judge, estimate
Synonyms: adjudge, assay, assess, audit, calculate, check, check out*, deem, evaluate, examine, eye*, figure, figure in, figure out, gauge, guesstimate, have one's number, inspect, look over, peg, price, rate, read, review, set at, size, survey, take account of, valuate, value
Notes: appraise is 'evaluate, size up' and apprise is 'inform'
apprise means 'to inform'; appraise means 'to assess or evaluate'
Main Entry: ascertain
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make sure
Synonyms: check, check out*, confirm, determine, dig*, discover, divine, establish, eye*, find out, fix, identify, learn, learn the ropes*, peg*, pick up*, read, see, settle, size, tell, verify, catch on, check up on, double-check, eyeball, get down cold, get down pat, get hold of, get it down, get the hang of, look-see, make certain, make sure, pick up on, size up*
Main Entry: assay
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: analyze
Synonyms: appraise, apprise, assess, check, check out, estimate, evaluate, examine, inspect, investigate, measure, peg*, prove, rate, read, see, size, survey, test, try, value, weigh, eyeball, size up*, valuate
Main Entry: brace
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: support
Synonyms: arm, band, bar, bearing, block, bolster, boom, bracket, buttress, clamp, girder, grip, guy, lever, mainstay, peg, prop, reinforcement, rib, shore, skid, splice, splint, staff, stanchion, stay, strut, truss, underpinning, vice, bracer, cantilever, rafter, stave, stirrup, strengthener, sustainer
Main Entry: categorize
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: sort by type, classification
Synonyms: assort, class, classify, group, identify, peg*, pigeonhole*, rank, tab, button down, put down as, typecast
Main Entry: characterize
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: typify, distinguish
Synonyms: brand, constitute, define, delineate, describe, designate, differentiate, discriminate, feature, identify, indicate, inform, make up, mark, outline, peg, pigeonhole*, portray, represent, stamp, style, symbolize, tab, belong to, button down, individualize, individuate, peculiarize, personalize, signalize, singularize, typecast
Main Entry: classify
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: categorize
Synonyms: allocate, allot, alphabetize, analyze, arrange, assort, brand, break down, button down, catalogue, class, codify, collocate, coordinate, correlate, dispose, distinguish, distribute, divide, docket, embody, file, grade, group, incorporate, index, label, match, name, number, order, organize, peg*, pigeonhole*, put away, put down as, put down for, range, rank, rank out, rate, regiment, segregate, size, size up, sort, systematize, tab, tabulate, tag, take one's measure, ticket, type, typecast
Main Entry: denote
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: designate, mean
Synonyms: announce, argue, bespeak, betoken, connote, evidence, express, finger, flash, imply, import, indicate, insinuate, intend, make, mark, peg, prove, show, signify, spell, stand for, symbol, symbolize, tab, tag, typify, add up, hang sign on, put down for, put finger on
Main Entry: evaluate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: judge
Synonyms: appraise, assay, assess, calculate, check, check out, class, classify, criticize, decide, estimate, gauge, grade, peg*, rank, rate, read, reckon, size, survey, value, weigh, figure out, fiture, guesstimate, look over, price out, set at, size up*, take account of, take measure, valuate
Main Entry: fling
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: throw with abandon
Synonyms: cast, catapult, chuck*, dump, fire, heave, hurl, jerk, launch, lob, peg*, pitch, precipitate, propel, send, shy*, sling, toss, let fly
Main Entry: gauge
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: measure, judge
Synonyms: adjudge, appraise, ascertain, assess, calculate, calibrate, check, check out, compute, count, determine, estimate, evaluate, eye*, figure, figure in, guess, guesstimate, have one's number, look over, meter, peg*, quantify, quantitate, rate, reckon, scale, size, size up*, take account of, tally, value, weigh
Antonyms: estimate, guess
Main Entry: hook
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: curved fastener
Synonyms: angle, catch, clasp, crook, curve, grapple, hasp, link, lock, peg, grapnel, holder
Main Entry: hurl
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: throw forcefully
Synonyms: cast, chuck, chunk, fire, fling, gun, heave, launch, lob, peg, pitch, project, propel, send, sling, toss, bung, let fly
Main Entry: identify
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: recognize; label
Synonyms: analyze, button down, card, catalog, classify, describe, determinate, determine, diagnose, diagnosticate, distinguish, establish, find, make out, name, peg*, pick out, pinpoint, place, put one's finger on, select, separate, single out, spot, tab*, tag*
Antonyms: confuse, mistake
Main Entry: indicate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: signify, display
Synonyms: add up to, announce, argue, attest, augur, bespeak, betoken, card, connote, demonstrate, denote, designate, evidence, evince, express, finger, hint, illustrate, imply, import, intimate, make, manifest, mark, mean, name, peg*, pinpoint*, point out, prove, read, record, register, reveal, show, sign, signal, slot, specify, suggest, symbolize, tab, tag, testify, witness, be symptomatic, button down, pin down, point to
Antonyms: conceal, hide, mislead
Main Entry: look out
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: be wary
Synonyms: beware, check out, listen, mind, notice, peg*, scope, spot, spy, be alert, be careful, be on guard, have a care, heads up, hearken, keep an eye out, keep tabs, pay attention, pick up on, shotgun, size up, watch out
Antonyms: disregard, ignore, neglect
Main Entry: measure
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: calculate, judge
Synonyms: adapt, adjust, align, appraise, assess, average, beat, blend, bound, check, check out, choose, compute, demarcate, determine, estimate, evaluate, even, eye*, figure, fit, gauge, grade, graduate, level, limit, line, mark, mete, peg*, plumb, portion, quantify, rank, rate, read, reckon, regulate, rhyme, rule, scale, shade, size, sound, square, stroke, survey, tailor, time, value, weigh, calibrate, caliper, delimit, dope out*, gradate, look over, mark out, pace off, size up, take account
Antonyms: estimate, guess
Main Entry: pigeonhole
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: categorize; shelve
Synonyms: assort, class, classify, defer, delay, dismiss, file, group, hold, hold up, label, peg*, postpone, put off, rank, sideline, sort, tab, table, hold off, lay aside, put aside, put down as, put on hold, put on ice, put on the bank burner, type cast
Main Entry: scrutinize
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: examine closely
Synonyms: analyze, candle, canvass, case, check, check out, comb*, consider, contemplate, dig, dissect, explore, inspect, investigate, overlook, peg*, penetrate, peruse, pierce, probe, scan, scope, search, sift, smoke*, stare, study, survey, view, watch, weigh, burn up, check over, eyeball, get a load of, go over with a fine-tooth comb, inquire into, look over, perlustrate, pore over, put under a microscope, scrutinate, take the measure of
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