peter
IPA: pˈitɝ
Root Word: Peter
noun
- (World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter P.
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- The leading Apostle in the New Testament.
- (biblical) The epistles of Peter in the New Testament of the Bible, 1 Peter and 2 Peter attributed to St. Peter.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- (slang) The penis.
- (UK, slang) A safe.
- (UK, prison slang) A prison cell.
verb
- (intransitive, originally US) Chiefly followed by out: originally (mining), of a vein of ore: to be depleted of ore; now (generally), to diminish to nothing; to dwindle, to trail off.
- (card games, intransitive) Synonym of blue peter; to call for trump by throwing away a high card while holding a lower one.
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