petered; petering; peters
Definition of peter
(Entry 1 of 4)
1
: to diminish gradually and come to an end : give out
—usually used with out novelists whose creative impetus seems largely to have petered out — The Times Literary Supplement (London)
2
: to become exhausted
—usually used with out
peter
noun (1)Definition of peter (Entry 2 of 4)
often vulgar
: penis
Peter
noun (2)Definition of Peter (Entry 3 of 4)
1
: a fisherman of Galilee and one of the twelve apostles
2
: either of two hortatory letters written to early Christians and included as books of the New Testament — see Bible Table
Peter
biographical nameDefinition of Peter (Entry 4 of 4)
circa 1050–1115 the Hermit French preacher of the 1st Crusade
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The first known use of peter was before the 12th century
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