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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pe•ter1 /ˈpitɚ/USA pronunciation v. [no object] Usually, peter out.- to tire;
become exhausted:In the last lap of the race she just petered out. - to grow less or diminish gradually and stop:The hot water petered out.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pe•ter1 (pē′tər),USA pronunciation v.i. peter out, - to diminish gradually and stop;
dwindle to nothing:The hot water always peters out in the middle of my shower. - to tire;
exhaust (usually used as a past participle):I'm petered out after that walk.
- 1805–15, in sense "put an end to''; 1860–65 for def. 1; origin, originally uncertain
- Slang Termspenis.
- generic use of the proper name 1900–05
- Gamesa signal for an echo.
Pe•ter (pē′tər),USA pronunciation n. - Bible, BiographicalAlso called Simon Peter. died a.d.67?, one of the 12 apostles and the reputed author of two of the Epistles.
- Bibleeither of these two Epistles in the New Testament, I Peter or II Peter.
- a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter P.
- a male given name.
- Greek Pétros stone, translation of Syriac kēfā
- Latin
- Old English Petrus Middle English
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: peter /ˈpiːtə/ vb - (intr; followed by out or away) to fall (off) in volume, intensity, etc, and finally cease
Etymology: 19th Century: of unknown origin peter /ˈpiːtə/ n slang - a safe, till, or cash box
- a prison cell
Etymology: 17th Century (meaning a case): from the name Peter Lom•bard (lom′bärd, -bərd, lum′-),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical, Place Namesa native or inhabitant of Lombardy.
- Biographical, Ancient Historya member of an ancient Germanic tribe that settled in N Italy.
- Place Namesa banker or moneylender.
adj. - Place Names, Ancient HistoryAlso, Lom•bar′dic. of or pertaining to the Lombards or Lombardy.
Lom•bard (lom′bärd, -bərd, lum′-),USA pronunciation n. - Carole (Jane Alice Peters), 1909?–42, U.S. film actress.
- Peter (Petrus Lombardus), c1100–64?, Italian theologian: bishop of Paris 1159–64?.
- a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago. 37,295.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Peter /ˈpiːtə/ n - Saint. Also called: Simon Peter. died ?67 ad, a fisherman of Bethsaida, who became leader of the apostles and is regarded by Roman Catholics as the first pope; probably martyred at Rome. Feast day: June 29 or Jan 18
- either of two epistles traditionally ascribed to Peter (in full The First Epistle and The Second Epistle of Peter)
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