plural of Peter

present participle of peter

(Oxford University slang) Clipping of St Peter's, referring to St Peter's College, Oxford.

simple past tense and past participle of peter out

simple past tense and past participle of blue peter

(nautical) A blue signal flag with a white rectangle in the centre, signifying "P". When flown alone, indicates that a ship is ready to sail, requiring all crew members and passengers to return on board.

(card games, intransitive) In whist, to play a blue peter.

(idiomatic) To dwindle; to trail off; to diminish to nothing.

(management) The theory that people in an organization tend to rise (be promoted) to the level of their incompetence.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of peter out