peg out verb5 •To mark (a territory or area) with pegs.I was soon the proud possessor of a miner's right, and my claim was pegged out for me away on the reefs. — 1887 •(slang) To die.[T]hat day was the only holiday I had all the time I was in camp - except when I had the ‘grippe’ and nearly pegged out. — 1933 •To hang up (washing) using pegs. •To finish a game of croquet. •To move one's peg to the last position on the pegboard, and thus win. formspegged out · pegging out · pegs out