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Meaning:

acronym:

  • medicine '''P'''ositive '''e'''nd-'''e'''xpiratory '''p'''ressure.
  • slang A World War II jeep attached to an armored regiment.

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Noun:

  • A confection composed of sugar-coated marshmallow, molded in the shape of a small chick. The most popular examples are dyed yellow, the normal color of a domestic chicken hatchling, from the sound of whose cry the name is presumed to have originated. Various shapes and colors are available. In the US they are especially popular at Easter, and therefore also available in the shape of a baby bunny, which may be colored white but nevertheless sold as a "peep".
  • A feeble utterance or complaint.
  • A kind of bird; a sandpiper.
  • A quick look or glimpse, especially a furtive one.
  • A quiet sound, particularly one from a baby bird.
  • slang person.
  • US|Southern.
  • US A soft marshmallow candy, shaped into a baby animal for Easter celebration.

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Verb:

  • To look, while trying not to be seen or noticed.
  • To make a soft, shrill noise like a baby bird.
  • To speak briefly with a quiet voice.

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