Cut and Peg

Cut

Cut noun - An individual part of a process, series, or ranking.

Usage example: one of the new recruits is a cut above the rest in intelligence

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Peg and cut are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Peg" instead the word "Cut" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: cutting, cutter, cutout

Peg noun - An individual part of a process, series, or ranking.

Usage example: took the arrogant student down a peg

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Cut and peg are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cut" instead the word "Peg" as a verb or a noun.

original	original cut	original peg
single	single cut	single peg
small	small cut	small peg
large	large cut	large peg
Other adjectives: new, minor, next, last.

Gilligan Cut to him getting thrown against a peg during training and killed instantly.

Source: Series / Spartacus: Blood and Sand
Make me feel feelings so you can cut me down a peg?

Source: Web Video / Sword Art Online Abridged
Cut a Slice, Take the Rest: In "Clan of the Cave Goof", cave Peg does this for cave Pete, cutting a slice and giving him the rest of the cake.

Source: Western Animation / Goof Troop

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