Kiss
A kiss is the touch or pressing of one’s lips against another person or an object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sexual attraction, sexual activity, sexual arousal, affection, respect, greeting, friendship, peace, and good luck, among many others. In some situations, a kiss is a ritual, formal or symbolic gesture indicating devotion, respect, or sacrament. The word came from Old English cyssan (“to kiss”), in turn from coss (“a kiss”).
Kiss (verb)
To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to express love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.
Kiss (verb)
To touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact.
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Kiss (verb)
Of two or more people, to touch each other’s lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion.
Kiss (verb)
To mark a cross (X) after one’s name on a card, etc.
Kiss (noun)
A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.
Kiss (noun)
An ‘X’ mark placed at the end of a letter or other type of message.
Kiss (noun)
A type of filled chocolate candy, shaped as if someone had kissed the top. See Hershey’s Kisses.
Peg (noun)
A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
Peg (noun)
Measurement between the pegs: after killing an animal hunters used the distance between a peg near the animal’s nose and one near the end of its body to measure its body length.
Peg (noun)
A protrusion used to hang things on.
“Hang your coat on the peg and come in.”
Peg (noun)
A support; a reason; a pretext.
“a peg to hang a claim upon”
Peg (noun)
A peg moved on a crib board to keep score.
Peg (noun)
A fixed exchange rate, where a currency’s value is matched to the value of another currency or measure such as gold
Peg (noun)
A small quantity of a strong alcoholic beverage.
Peg (noun)
A place formally allotted for fishing
Peg (noun)
A leg or foot.
Peg (noun)
One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.
Peg (noun)
A step; a degree.
Peg (noun)
Short for clothes peg.
Peg (noun)
A topic of interest, such as an ongoing event or an anniversary, around which various features can be developed.
Peg (noun)
A stump.
Peg (verb)
To peg.
“Let’s peg the rug to the floor.”
Peg (verb)
To affix or pin.
“I found a tack and pegged your picture to the bulletin board.”
“She lunged forward and pegged him to the wall.”
Peg (verb)
To fix a value or price.
“China’s currency is no longer pegged to the American dollar.”
Peg (verb)
To narrow the cuff openings of a pair of pants so that the legs take on a peg shape.
Peg (verb)
To throw.
Peg (verb)
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.)
“He’s been pegged as a suspect.”
“I pegged his weight at 165.”
Peg (verb)
To move one’s pegs to indicate points scored; to score with a peg.
“She pegged twelve points.”
Peg (verb)
To reach or exceed the maximum value on (a scale or gauge).
“We pegged the speedometer across the flats.”
Peg (verb)
To engage in anal sex by penetrating (one’s male partner) with a dildo.
Peg (verb)
To keep working hard at something; to peg away.
Kiss (verb)
touch or caress with the lips as a sign of love, sexual desire, or greeting
“we started kissing”
“she kissed the children goodnight”
“he kissed her on the lips”
Kiss (verb)
(of a ball) lightly touch (another ball) in passing.
Kiss (noun)
a touch or caress with the lips
“a quick kiss on the cheek”
Kiss (noun)
used to express affection at the end of a letter (conventionally represented by the letter X)
“she sent lots of love and a whole line of kisses”
Kiss (noun)
a slight touch of a ball against another ball.
Kiss (noun)
a small cake, biscuit, or sweet.