noun
plural -pers
[noncount] :a food seasoning that is made by grinding the dried berries of an Indian plant along with their hard, black covers :black pepper
[count] :a hollow vegetable that is usually red, green, or yellow and that is eaten raw or cooked
see color picture - see also bell pepper, green pepper, red pepper, sweet pepper
verb
peppers; peppered; peppering
[+ obj] :to add pepper to (food)
pepper with
[phrasal verb]
pepper (someone or something) with (something) :to hit (someone) repeatedly with your fists or with objects
pepper (something) with (something)
to put a small amount of (something) on many different parts of (a surface) - usually used as (be) peppered with
to put something in many places in (a story, speech, etc.)