Peter

Pe·ter  (ptr)

n. Bible Abbr. Pet. or Pt or P

See Table at Bible.

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Peter, Saint Died c. a.d. 67.

The chief of the 12 Apostles. He is traditionally regarded as the first bishop of Rome.

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pe·ter ¹  (ptr)

intr.v. pe·tered, pe·ter·ing, pe·ters

1. To diminish slowly and come to an end; dwindle. Often used with out: Their enthusiasm soon petered out.

2. To become exhausted. Used with out.

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[Origin unknown.]

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pe·ter ²  (ptr)

n. Vulgar Slang

The penis.

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[From the name Peter.]

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Peter a bundle—Slang Dictionary, 1874.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Peter - disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope Saint Peter, Saint Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, St. Peter, St. Peter the Apostle
	2.	peter - obscene terms for penis               cock, pecker, dick, putz, prick, tool, shaft penis, phallus, member - the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism) dirty word, vulgarism, obscenity, smut, filth - an offensive or indecent word or phrase

Translations

peter [ˈpiːtəʳ]: to peter out vi → agotarse, acabarse

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peter [ˈpiːtəʳ] to peter out vi → s'épuiser; s'affaiblir

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peter [ˈpiːtəʳ]: to peter out vi → esaurirsi; estinguersi

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peter [ˈpiːtə]

to come gradually to an end As the river dried up our water-supply petered out; Their enthusiasm gradually petered out. opraak يَنْضَب، يَنْفَذ постепенно изчезвам vytratit se, dojít ebbe ud zu Ende gehen εξαντλούμαι agotarse, acabarse soikuma کم شدن tyrehtyä tarir, s'épuiser לֶאֱזוֹל לְאָט לְאָט क्रमश: खत्म हो जाना iscrpsti se,presušiti lassan kifogy berangsur habis fjara út esaurirsi 尽きる 점차 소멸하다, 없어지다 išsekti izsīkt; beigties beransur habis, hilang geleidelijk afnemen, opraken tørke ut, løpe ut i sanden wyczerpać się sumir a se sfârşi; a se stinge иссякать; улетучиваться vytratiť sa, zmiznúť pojemati iščeznuti ebba ut, sina, ta slut ค่อย ๆ หมด yavaş yavaş sona ermek 漸漸消失 висихати, виснажуватися ختم ہوجانا mất dần 渐渐消失