English Explanatory Dictionary

ped

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pedestrian.
  2. A pedestal.
  3. A motorcycle.
  4. A pedophile.
noun
  1. A basket; a hamper; a pannier.
noun
  1. An aggregate of soil particles that forms a structural unit in soil.
noun
  1. Initialism of platform edge door.
  2. Initialism of porcine epidemic diarrhoea.
  3. Initialism of personal electronic device, usually an electronic smartphone or other media or game-playing device.
  4. Initialism of performance-enhancing drug.
  5. Initialism of parole eligibility date.

Pronunciation

/pɛd/ En-au-ped.ogg

Word forms

ped peds

Etymology

Clipping of various words; motorcycle sense from earlier moped.

Related words

pedality pedogenesis pedology ped day

Derived words

go-ped mysoped ped xing
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