Definition of peters Peters

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What does peters mean?

Part of speech

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  • peters, verb, present, 3rd person singular of peter (infinitive).
  • peters, noun, plural of peter.

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

peter - disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
  Simon Peter, Saint Peter, St. Peter, Saint Peter the Apostle, St. Peter the Apostle
peter - obscene terms for penis
  cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, tool, putz
  penis, phallus, member the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism)
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • peter (Noun)
    hypocoristic slang The penis.
  • peter (Verb)
    To dwindle; to trail off; to diminish to nothing.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • peter (n.)
    A common baptismal name for a man. The name of one of the apostles,
  • peter (v. i.)
    To become exhausted; to run out; to fail; -- used generally with out; as, that mine has petered out.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • peter
    pē′tėr, v.i. in mining, to become exhausted (with out): (fig.) to lose power or value
  • peter
    pē′tėr, v.i. to call for trumps at whist, by throwing away a higher card of a suit while holding a smaller.—n. this signal for trumps

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • peter
    See BLUE PETER.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • peter
    A portmanteau or cloke-bag. Biter of peters; one that makes it a trade to steal boxes and trunks from behind stage coaches or out of waggons. To rob Peter to pay Paul; to borrow of one man to pay another: styled also manoeuvring the apostles.

Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗

  • peter
    He robs Peter to pay Paul.

Part of speech

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  • peter, verb, present, 1st person singular of peter (infinitive).
  • peter, verb (infinitive).
  • peter, noun, singular of peters.

Pronunciation

Sign Language

peters in sign language
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