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ped¹

  • /pɛd/

Rhymes with -ɛd

Where it comes from

Clipping of various words; motorcycle sense from earlier moped.

noun peds

  1. A pedestrian.
  2. A pedestal.
  3. Multicultural London English, slang A motorcycle.
  4. rare, slang A pedophile.

ped²

  • /pɛd/

Rhymes with -ɛd

Where it comes from

Middle English. See peddler.

noun peds

  1. obsolete A basket; a hamper; a pannier. A panel and wanty, packsaddle and ped, with line to fetch litter, and halters for hed

ped³

  • /pɛd/

Rhymes with -ɛd

Where it comes from

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

noun peds

  1. An aggregate of soil particles that forms a structural unit in soil.

PED⁴

noun PEDs

  1. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of platform edge door

    Similar: PSD

  2. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of porcine epidemic diarrhoea
  3. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of personal electronic device, usually an electronic smartphone or other media- or game-playing device.
  4. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of performance-enhancing drug The rationale for use of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) varies among athletes.
  5. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of parole eligibility date

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noun performance-enhancing drug

Españoldroga deportiva, narcótico potenciador del desempeño, fármaco que embona el rendimiento

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@misc{ped_2026,
  title = {ped},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ped},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}