Sekirov Dictionary

peace

/ˈpiːs/

noun 6
exclamation 2
verb 2
forms 4
phrases 9

noun6

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a state of calm and quiet, when people live together without fighting or trouble
- Our lounge strives to maintain an environment of peace for the comfort of our customers.
•
A state free of war, in particular war between different countries.
- May there be peace in our time.
•
A feeling of tranquility, free from oppressive and unpleasant thoughts and emotions.
- The safety equipment will give me some peace of mind.
Harmony in personal relations.
•
(euphemistic, figurative) Death.
- ’Twere best at once to sink to peace, ⁠Like birds the charming serpent draws, ⁠To drop head-foremost in the jaws Of vacant darkness and to cease. — 1850
Clipping of Peace dollar.

exclamation2

(slang) Peace out; goodbye.
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(no longer used) Shut up!, silence!; be quiet, be silent.
- “Hark!” said the old woman, triumphantly. “I hear a step coming. […] Do you hear him?” “I believe you are right, mother,” replied Alice, in a low voice. “Peace! open the door.” — 1846

verb2

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To make peace; to put at peace; to be at peace.
- Within every hood they have to be peacing with themselves. Then when you're living in peace with yourself, [...] — 1997
•
(slang) To peace out.
- Fuck, man. Yeah, I know. He crashed with this guy, Eddie. Then the cops called me in. That's when he peaced. I swear on my father's grave, I don't know where he went. I swear. — 2012

forms

peaced · peacing · peaces · Peaces

Phrases with peace

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