ped

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noun \ˈped\

Definition of ped

: a natural soil aggregate

Recent Examples of ped from the Web

Steve Delabar, who was assigned to Triple-A Columbus at the end of spring training, received an 80-game suspension in April for a positive PED test.

— zack meisel, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Indians reliever Joe Colon suspended for remainder of 2017 season following positive PED test," 1 July 2017
The Online Etymology Dictionary has a solid paragraph of ped words.

— ruth walker, The Christian Science Monitor, "Unshackling the roots of ‘impediment’," 15 June 2017
Harrison has questioned how randomly he was being tested for PEDs in the past - as recently as last December - and frequently documents his tests on social media.

— jacob klinger, cleveland.com, "James Harrison slams randomness of PED test," 6 June 2017
Not even during the free-for-all days of the late 1990s and early 2000s, when baseball did not have a PED policy with penalties, did home runs sail out of ballparks at their current pace of 1.23 per team per game, the most ever.

— jorge l. ortiz, USA TODAY, "MLB's inaction problem: Strikeouts, time of game on pace for record highs," 6 June 2017
The PED test is done randomly throughout the season to catch players trying to assist their performance.

— profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Throwing wet blanket on draftees' dilute test explanations," 27 Apr. 2017
Distinguishing legitimate from illegitimate athletic enhancement can be complex: The body produces testosterone and human growth hormone (HGH) that are components of some potent PEDs.

— george f. will, The Mercury News, "Will: Baseball must decide if Cooperstown is a shrine or a museum," 21 Jan. 2017

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Origin and Etymology of ped

Greek pedon ground; akin to Latin ped-, pes foot — more at foot

NEW! Time Traveler

First Known Use: 1951

See Words from the same year

ped-

combining form

variants: or

pedo-

paed-

paedo-

Definition of ped-

: child pediatric : childhood paedogenesis

Origin and Etymology of ped-

Greek paid-, paido-, from paid-, pais child, boy — more at few

-ped

noun combining form

variants: or

-pede

Definition of -ped

: foot maxilliped

Origin and Etymology of -ped

Latin ped-, pes

Medical Dictionary

PED

play

abbreviation or noun \ˌpē-ˌē-ˈdē\

Medical Definition of PED

: a performance enhancing drug : a substance (such as an anabolic steroid or human growth hormone) that is used illicitly especially to improve athletic performance