Peg vs. Pin — What's the Difference?

A marker or placeholder in games.

A thin, sharp object used for fastening or attaching items.

A wooden or plastic cylinder used to hang items or assemble furniture.

A device for personal adornment or utility.

A tool for securing tents or similar structures.

A marker used in map plotting or identification.

A support or fastener fitting into corresponding parts.

A metal fastener for papers or materials.

A device for tuning strings on musical instruments.

An element in electronics for connection or alignment.

A small cylindrical or tapered pin, as of wood, used to fasten things or plug a hole.

A pin is a device used for fastening objects or material together, and can have three sorts of body: a shaft of a rigid inflexible material meant to be inserted in a slot, groove, or hole (as with pivots, hinges, and jigs); a shaft connected to a head and ending in a sharp tip meant to pierce one or more pieces of soft materials like cloth or paper (the straight or push pin); a single strip of a rigid but flexible material (e.g. a wire) whose length has been folded into parallel prongs in such fashion that the middle length of each curves towards the other so that, when anything is inserted between them, they act as a clamp (e.g.

A similar pin forming a projection that may be used as a support or boundary marker.

An identifying number allocated to an individual by a bank or other organization and used for validating electronic transactions.

(Music) One of the pins of a stringed instrument that are turned to tighten or slacken the strings so as to regulate their pitch.

Attach or fasten with a pin or pins

A degree or notch, as in estimation

Hold (someone) firmly in a specified position so they are unable to move

Chiefly British A drink of liquor.

Hinder or prevent (a piece or pawn) from moving because of the danger to a more valuable piece standing behind it along the line of an attack

(Baseball) A low and fast throw made to put a base runner out.

A short, straight, stiff piece of wire with a blunt head and a sharp point, used especially for fastening.

(Informal) A leg, especially a wooden one.

Something, such as a safety pin, that resembles such a piece of wire in shape or use.

To fasten or plug with a peg or pegs.

A whit; a jot

To designate or mark by means of a peg or pegs.

A thin rod for securing the ends of fractured bones.

To fix (a price) at a certain level or within a certain range.

A peg for fixing the crown to the root of a tooth.

(Informal) To classify; categorize

A cotter pin.

To hit, especially with a thrown object or fired projectile

The part of a key stem entering a lock.

To throw or fire (an object or projectile)

(Music) One of the pegs securing the strings and regulating their tension on a stringed instrument.

To work steadily; persist

(Nautical) A belaying pin.

Wide at the top and narrowing toward the bottom

(Nautical) A thole pin.

A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.

An ornament fastened to clothing by means of a clasp.

A protrusion used to hang things on.

A rolling pin.

(figurative) A support; a reason; a pretext.

One of the wooden clubs at which the ball is aimed in bowling.

(cribbage) A peg moved on a crib board to keep score.

A flagstick.

(finance) A fixed exchange rate, where a currency's value is matched to the value of another currency or measure such as gold.

See fall.

(UK) A small quantity of a strong alcoholic beverage.

Pins(Informal) The legs

A place formally allotted for fishing

(Electronics) A lead on a device that plugs into a socket to connect the device to a system.

A leg or foot.

Any of the pegs on the platen of a printer, which engage holes at the edges of paper.

One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.

Any of the styluses that form a dot matrix on a printer.

A step; a degree.

Any of the small metal prongs at the end of a connector that fit into the holes in a port.

Ellipsis of clothes peg

To fasten or secure with or as if with a pin or pins.

(journalism) A topic of interest, such as an ongoing event or an anniversary, around which various features can be developed.

To transfix.

A stump.

To place in a position of trusting dependence

(slang) The penetration of one's (male) partner in the anus using a dildo.

To hold fast; immobilize

A serving of brandy and soda.

(Sports) To win a fall from in wrestling.

(India) A serving of any hard spirit, particularly whisky.

To give (a woman) a fraternity pin in token of attachment.

A shilling.

Having a grain suggestive of the heads of pins. Used of leather.

(transitive) To fasten using a peg.

A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.

(transitive) To affix or pin.

A small nail with a head and a sharp point.

(transitive) To fix a value or price.

A cylinder often of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts.

(transitive) To narrow the cuff openings of a pair of pants so that the legs take on a peg shape.

The victory condition of holding the opponent's shoulders on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time.

To throw.

A slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.

To indicate or ascribe an attribute to. (Assumed to originate from the use of pegs or pins as markers on a bulletin board or a list.)

A leg.

(cribbage) To move one's pegs to indicate points scored; to score with a peg.

(electricity) Any of the individual connecting elements of a multipole electrical connector.

To reach or exceed the maximum value on (a scale or gauge).

A piece of jewellery that is attached to clothing with a pin.

(intransitive) To keep working hard at something; to peg away.

(US) A simple accessory that can be attached to clothing with a pin or fastener, often round and bearing a design, logo or message, and used for decoration, identification or to show political affiliation, etc.

To drink alcohol frequently, especially brandy and soda; to tipple.

(chess) Either a scenario in which moving a lesser piece to escape from attack would expose a more valuable piece to being taken instead, or one where moving a piece is impossible as it would place the king in check.

A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe peg.

(golf) The flagstick: the flag-bearing pole which marks the location of a hole

A wooden pin, or nail, on which to hang things, as coats, etc. Hence, colloquially and figuratively: A support; a reason; a pretext; as, a peg to hang a claim upon.

(curling) The spot at the exact centre of the house (the target area)

One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.

(archery) The spot at the exact centre of the target, originally a literal pin that fastened the target in place.

One of the pins used for marking points on a cribbage board.

(obsolete) A mood, a state of being.

A step; a degree; esp. in the slang phrase "To take one down a peg."

One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking cup to mark how much each person should drink.

A drink of spirits, usually whisky or brandy diluted with soda water.

Caligo.

A hard throw, especially one made to put out a baserunner; as, the peg to the plate went wild.

A thing of small value; a trifle.

To put pegs into; to fasten the parts of with pegs; as, to peg shoes; to confine with pegs; to restrict or limit closely.

A peg in musical instruments for increasing or relaxing the tension of the strings.

To score with a peg, as points in the game; as, she pegged twelwe points.

(engineering) A short shaft, sometimes forming a bolt, a part of which serves as a journal.

To identify; to recognize; as, she pegged him as a good carpenter; he was pegged as a blowhard as soon as he started speaking; he was pegged as a exceptional player even in high school.

The tenon of a dovetail joint.

To throw (a ball); as, he pegged the runner out at second.

A size of brewery cask, equal to half a firkin, or eighth of a barrel.

To work diligently, as one who pegs shoes; - usually with on, at, or away; as, to peg away at a task.

(informal) A pinball machine.

A wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface

(locksmithing) A small cylindrical object which blocks the rotation of a pin-tumbler lock when the incorrect key is inserted.

Small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.

(often followed by a preposition such as "to" or "on") To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.

Informal terms of the leg;

To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.

A prosthesis that replaces a missing leg

(wrestling) To pin down (someone).

Regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument

To enclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.

A holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing

To attach (an icon, application, message etc.) to another item so that it persists.

Succeed in obtaining a position;

To fix (an array in memory, a security certificate, etc.) so that it cannot be modified.

Pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into into

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Fasten or secure with a wooden pin;

(transitive) To cause an analog gauge to reach the stop pin at the high end of the range.

Stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations;

To peen.

To inclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.

To fasten with, or as with, a pin; to join; as, to pin a garment; to pin boards together.

A piece of wood, metal, etc., generally cylindrical, used for fastening separate articles together, or as a support by which one article may be suspended from another; a peg; a bolt.

Especially, a small, pointed and headed piece of brass or other wire (commonly tinned), largely used for fastening clothes, attaching papers, etc.

Hence, a thing of small value; a trifle.

That which resembles a pin in its form or use

One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking cup to mark how much each man should drink.

The bull's eye, or center, of a target; hence, the center.

Mood; humor.

Caligo. See Caligo.

An ornament, as a brooch or badge, fastened to the clothing by a pin; as, a Masonic pin.

The leg; as, to knock one off his pins.

A piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment

When a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat

Small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.

A number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts

Informal terms of the leg;

Axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns

Cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown

Flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green

A small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things

A holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing

A club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in groups as a target

To hold fast or prevent from moving;

Attach or fasten with pins

Pierce with a pin;

Immobilize a piece

Pegs are primarily made from wood or plastic, chosen for durability and strength.

Safety pins are versatile, used for fastening pieces of fabric or clothing together, as well as in crafts and temporary fixes.

Depending on the application, pegs might require tools like hammers for installation, especially in construction or furniture assembly.

A needle is a thin, pointed tool used for sewing, with an eye to hold thread, whereas a pin is used to fasten materials together temporarily.

The choice depends on the project's needs: pegs for structural support or fitting into parts, and pins for temporary fastening or decorative purposes.

While many pegs are cylindrical for ease of use in holes and slots, they can also be tapered or have different shapes based on their specific application.

In sewing, pins are used to hold fabric pieces together temporarily before they are stitched.

Yes, pegs are used in stringed instruments like guitars and violins for tuning the strings.

Yes, considering the materials and longevity of pegs or pins can impact environmental sustainability, with preferences towards reusable or biodegradable options.

Yes, pins often serve as decorative items, like brooches or lapel pins, adding style or indicating affiliation.