pepper

A plant of the family Piperaceae.

A spice prepared from the fermented, dried, unripe berries of this plant.

UKUSIrelandCanadaA bell pepper, a fruit of the capsicum plant: red, green, yellow or white, hollow and containing seeds, and in very spicy and mild varieties.

baseballA game used by baseball players to warm up where fielders standing close to a batter rapidly return the batted ball to be hit again

“Some ballparks have signs saying "No pepper games".”

cryptographyA randomly-generated value that is added to another value (such as a password) prior to hashing. Unlike a salt, a new one is generated for each value and it is held separately from the value.

boxingslangA beating; a thrashing.

Climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assamplant

Any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppersplant

Pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or groundfood

Sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicumfood

To add pepper to.

To strike with something made up of small particles.

To cover with lots of (something made up of small things).

“After the hailstorm, the beach was peppered with holes.”

To add (something) at frequent intervals.

“He liked to pepper long words throughout his conversation.”

slangTo beat or thrash.

Attack and bombard with or as if with missiles

“pelt the speaker with questions”