peter
verb
[ ˈpiːtə ]
• decrease or fade gradually before coming to an end.
• "the storm had petered out"
Similar:
fizzle out,
fade (away),
die away/out,
dwindle,
diminish,
taper off,
tail off,
trail away/off,
wane,
ebb,
melt away,
evaporate,
disappear,
come to nothing,
fail,
fall through,
come to a halt,
come to an end,
run out,
give out,
decrease,
subside,
Origin:
early 19th century: of unknown origin.
peter
noun
• a man's penis.
• a prison cell.
• a safe or trunk.
Origin:
late Middle English: from the given name Peter, applied in many transferred uses. Current senses date from the 19th century.
peter
noun
• another term for echo (sense 6 of the noun).
• "South played a diamond to the King, East starting a peter"
peter
verb
• another term for echo (sense 4 of the verb).
• "West started by cashing two top diamonds, on which East petered"
Origin:
late 19th century: from Blue Peter (the invitation to one's partner to play a further lead in the suit being likened to the raising of this flag).
