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PETER OUT
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
Example:
At the end of the march, I pooped out
Synonyms:
conk out; peter out; poop out; run down; run out
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "peter out" is one way to...):
fatigue; jade; pall; tire; weary (lose interest or become bored with something or somebody)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sense 2
Meaning:
End weakly
Example:
The music just petered out--there was no proper ending
Synonyms:
fizzle; fizzle out; peter out; taper off
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "peter out" is one way to...):
discontinue (come to or be at an end)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
