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- [pee-ter]
- /ˈpi tər/
- /ˈpiː.tə/
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- [pee-ter]
- /ˈpi tər/
Definitions of peter word
- verb without object peter to diminish gradually and stop; dwindle to nothing: The hot water always peters out in the middle of my shower. 1
- verb without object peter to tire; exhaust (usually used as a past participle): I'm petered out after that walk. 1
- noun peter 1728–62, czar of Russia 1762 (husband of Catherine II; father of Paul I). 1
- abbreviation PETER penis 1
- verb peter to fall (off) in volume, intensity, etc, and finally cease 0
- verb peter to play a high card before a low one in a suit, usually a conventional signal of a doubleton holding or of strength in that suit 0
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Origin of peter
First appearance:
before 1805 One of the 41% newest English words
1805-15, in sense “put an end to”; 1860-65 for def 1; origin uncertain
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Peter
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
peter popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
peter usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for peter
noun peter
- chloral hydrate — a colourless crystalline soluble solid produced by the reaction of chloral with water and used as a sedative and hypnotic; 2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-ethanediol. Formula: CCl3CH(OH)2
- cock — A man's cock is his penis.
- knockout drops — a drug secretly put into someone's drink to cause stupefaction
- mickey — Also called Mickey Finn. Slang. a drink, usually alcoholic, to which a drug, purgative, or the like, has been secretly added, that renders the unsuspecting drinker helpless.
- mickey finn — Also called Mickey Finn. Slang. a drink, usually alcoholic, to which a drug, purgative, or the like, has been secretly added, that renders the unsuspecting drinker helpless.
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