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To cause the hand of a dial indicator to reach the highest measurement, due to reaching the maximum measurable speed, pressure, etc.
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To achieve the maximum level of something, to max out, to pull out all the stops.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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- 2016, May 28, Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY Sports. "The returning talent figures to be pegging the needle on the hype meter once again."
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