win vs peg

win and peg both are nouns.

win and peg both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
win	Yes	No	Yes	No
peg	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, peg is a hyponym of win; that is, peg is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than win:

win: attain success or reach a desired goal
peg: succeed in obtaining a position

Other hyponyms of win include hit, bring off, carry off, manage, negociate, pull off, clear, pass, hit the jackpot, luck out, nail, nail down, make it, pass, run, act, work, pan out, accomplish, achieve, attain, reach, arrive, get in, go far, make it, slay.

win (noun)	peg (noun)
a victory (as in a race or other competition)	a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
something won (especially money)	a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
	regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
	a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
	informal terms for the leg
	small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.

win (verb)	peg (verb)
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious	stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations
obtain advantages, such as points, etc.	fasten or secure with a wooden pin
win something through one's efforts	pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into
acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions	succeed in obtaining a position
attain success or reach a desired goal

Difference between win and peg

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