(slang) 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.

A man who acts as a child and does not accept the responsibilities of adulthood.

(biblical) The second epistle of Peter, the twenty-second book of the New Testament of the Bible.

(biblical) The first epistle of Peter, the twenty-first book of the New Testament of the Bible.