(pē′tər) v.i. Colloq.
To diminish gradually and then cease or disappear; become exhausted: with out. [Orig. U.S. mining slang; origin unknown]

(pē′tər; Du., Ger., Norw., Sw. pā′tər)
A masculine personal name. Also Hungarian Pé·ter (pā′tər). [<Gk., a stone]
—Peter, Saint
A Galilean fisherman, one of the Twelve Apostles, reputed author of two epistles of the New Testament; also called “Simon Peter.”
—Peter I,
1672–1725, czar of Russia 1682–1725, known as Peter the Great.
—Peter II,
1923–1970, king of Yugoslavia 1934–45.
—Peter the Hermit,
1050?–1115?, French monk; preacher of the First Crusade.