PETER OUT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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

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