Peg
Peg verb - To send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm.
Usage example: pegged the ball to the second baseman
Throw
Throw verb - To send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm.
Usage example: threw a life preserver to the drowning man
Peg is a synonym for throw (North American) in propel something through the air topic. You can use "Peg" instead the word "Throw" as a verb or a noun. informal substitute
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| original | original peg | original throw |
| single | single peg | single throw |
| key | key peg | key throw |
| new | new peg | new throw |
| Other adjectives: next, last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Corroboc himself could allegedly throw four knives at once: one with each wing, one with his beak, and one with his good foot while perching on his peg leg.
Source: Literature / Spellsinger -
An episode of Married... with Children has a throw-away gag where Peg opens one of the cabinets in the family's kitchen to reveal a mass of cobwebs and a large bat flapping around.
Source: Bat out of Hell -
When Peg refused to let him, Pete opted to throw him towards the camera.
Source: Destination Defenestration
Cite this Source
Throw and Peg. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/peg/throw
Peg & Throw. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/peg/throw>.
Throw or Peg. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/peg/throw.
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