noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A pedestrian.
2. 2
   A basket; a hamper; a pannier. obsolete

   "A panel and wanty, packsaddle and ped, with line to fetch litter, and halters for hed"

3. 3
   An aggregate of soil particles that forms a structural unit in soil.
4. 4
   Initialism of platform edge door. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
5. 5
   A pedestal.

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6. 6
   Initialism of porcine epidemic diarrhoea. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
7. 7
   A motorcycle. Multicultural-London-English, slang
8. 8
   Initialism of personal electronic device, usually an electronic smartphone or other media or game-playing device. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
9. 9
   A pedophile. rare, slang
10. 10
    Initialism of performance-enhancing drug. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "The rationale for use of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) varies among athletes."

11. 11
    Initialism of parole eligibility date. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Synonyms

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platform edge door

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"A panel and wanty, packsaddle and ped, with line to fetch litter, and halters for hed"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Clipping of various words; motorcycle sense from earlier moped.

Etymology 2

Middle English. See peddler.

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek πέδον (pédon, “soil”).

Related phrases

go-pedped xing

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