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[1] to diminish gradually and stop; dwindle to nothing: The hot water always peters out in the middle of my shower.
[2] to tire; exhaust (usually used as a past participle): I'm petered out after that walk.
[3] penis.
[4] a signal for an echo.
[5] Also called Simon Peter. died a.d. 67?, one of the 12 apostles and the reputed author of two of the Epistles.
[6] either of these two Epistles in the New Testament, I Peter or II Peter.
[7] a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter P.
[8] a male given name.
[9] the Great , 1672–1725, czar of Russia 1682–1725.
[10] Peter Karageorgevich , 1844–1921, king of Serbia 1903–21.
[11] 1923–70, king of Yugoslavia 1934–45.
[12] 1728–62, czar of Russia 1762 (husband of Catherine II; father of Paul I).
[13] (intr; foll by out or away) to fall (off) in volume, intensity, etc, and finally cease the cash petered out in three months
[14] 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
[15] the act of petering
[16] a safe, till, or cash box
[17] a prison cell
[18] the witness box in a courtroom
[19] mainly US a slang word for penis
[20] 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
[21] either of two epistles traditionally ascribed to Peter (in full The First Epistle and The Second Epistle of Peter )
[22] known as Peter the Great. 1672–1725, tsar of Russia (1682–1725), who assumed sole power in 1689. He introduced many reforms in government, technology, and the western European ideas. He also acquired new territories for Russia in the Baltic and founded the new capital of St Petersburg (1703)
[23] 1728–62, grandson of Peter I and tsar of Russia (1762): deposed in a coup d'état led by his wife (later Catherine II); assassinated

Words related to Peter

ebb, wane, curb, degenerate, check, decline, droop, decay, ease, rebate, fade, waste, shrink, slash, slump, sink, lower, drain, taper, drop

Words nearby Peter

petechia, petechial, petechial hemorrhage, petechiate, peteman, peter, peter and the wolf, peter i, peter ii, peter iii, peter of amiens

Origin of Peter

Middle English; Old English Petrus < Latin < Greek Pétros stone, translation of Syriac kēfā

Word origin for Peter

C17 (meaning a case): from the name Peter

Synonyms for Peter

check, contract, curb, decay, decline, degenerate, drain, droop, drop, ease, ebb, fade, lower, quiet, rebate, settle, shrink, sink, slash, slump, taper, wane, waste, abate, calm down, crumble, curtail, cut down, depreciate, deteriorate, devaluate, die down, diminish, drop off, dry up, dwindle, evaporate, fall off, lessen, let up, lighten, lose edge, modify, narrow down, peter out, quell, reduce, restrain, run low, shrivel, slack off, slacken, slow down, soften, subside, tail away, tail off, weaken, wear away, wear down, wither