PETER OUT
Dictionary entry overview: What does peter out mean?
• PETER OUT (verb)
The verb PETER OUT has 2 senses:
1. end weakly
2. use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
Familiarity information: PETER OUT used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PETER OUT (verb)
Meaning:
End weakly
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
fizzle; fizzle out; peter out; taper off
Context example:
The music just petered out--there was no proper ending
Hypernyms (to "peter out" is one way to...):
discontinue (come or be at an end)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
poop out; conk out; peter out; run down; run out
Context example:
At the end of the march, I pooped out
Hypernyms (to "peter out" is one way to...):
fatigue; jade; pall; tire; weary (get tired of something or somebody)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
