ALL meanings of peter
pe·ter
P p - abbreviation PETER penis 1
- 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
- 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
- noun peter the act of petering 0
- noun peter a safe, till, or cash box 0
- noun peter a prison cell 0
- noun peter the witness box in a courtroom 0
- noun peter 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 0
- noun peter either of two epistles traditionally ascribed to Peter (in full The First Epistle and The Second Epistle of Peter) 0
- noun peter a masculine name: dim. Pete: equiv. L. Petrus, Fr. Pierre, It. Pietro, Sp. Pedro, Russ. Pyotr 0
- noun peter (original name Simon) (died a.d. 64?); one of the twelve Apostles, a fisherman, to whom the Letters of Peter are ascribed: considered the first pope: his day is June 29 0
- noun peter either of the two Letters of Peter 0
- noun peter Peter I1672-1725; czar of Russia (1682-1725) 0
- noun peter Peter II1923-70; king of Yugoslavia (1934-45): son of Alexander I 0
- noun peter Peter III1728-62; czar of Russia (1762): assassinated; succeeded by his wife, Catherine II 0
- intransitive verb peter to become gradually smaller, weaker, etc. and then cease or disappear 0
- noun peter the penis 0