pepper game

Variant of pepper

pepper definition

pep·per (pep′ər)

noun

    1. a pungent condiment obtained from the small, dried fruits of an East Indian vine (Piper nigrum) of the pepper family
    2. this smooth, soft-stemmed vine
  2. any of various aromatic or pungent plants of several families, as the myrtle or ginger family, used in flavoring foods
  3. capsicum
  4. ☆ Baseball a warm-up or practice session in which the ball is repeatedly thrown to a batter close by, who bunts it back to be fielded
    in full pepper game

Etymology: ME peper < OE pipor < WGmc borrowing < L piper < Gr peperi, via Pers < Sans pippali, peppercorn

adjective

designating a family (Piperaceae, order Piperales) of dicotyledonous plants, including cubeb

transitive verb

  1. to sprinkle or flavor with ground pepper
  2. to sprinkle freely or thickly
  3. to shower or pelt with many small objects a roof peppered with hailstones
  4. to beat or hit with short, quick jabs

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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