pelt

[ pelt ]

/ pɛlt /

verb (used with object)

to attack or assail with repeated blows or with missiles.

to throw (missiles).

to drive by blows or missiles: The child pelted the cows home from the fields.

to assail vigorously with words, questions, etc.

to beat or rush against with repeated forceful blows: The wind and rain pelted the roofs and walls of the houses for four days.

verb (used without object)

to strike blows; beat with force or violence.

to throw missiles.

to hurry.

to beat or pound unrelentingly: The wind, rain, and snow pelted against the castle walls.

to cast abuse.

noun

the act of pelting.

a vigorous stroke; whack.

a blow with something thrown.

speed.

an unrelenting or repeated beating, as of rain or wind.

Words nearby pelt

pelorize, pelorus, pelota, pelotas, peloton, pelt, peltast, peltate, peltation, pelter, peltier effect

Origin of pelt

First recorded in 1490–1500; origin uncertain

OTHER WORDS FROM pelt

un·pelt·ed, adjective

Definition for pelt (2 of 2)

pelt²

[ pelt ]

/ pɛlt /

noun

the untanned hide or skin of an animal.

Facetious. the human skin.

Origin of pelt

1275–1325; Middle English; perhaps back formation from peltry; compare Old French pelete, derivative of Latin pellis skin

SYNONYMS FOR pelt

1 See skin.

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OTHER WORDS FROM pelt

pelt·ish, adjectivepelt·less, adjective

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Examples from the Web for pelt

Every sort of pelt, skin, or plumage was part of this collection.
Milan Fashion Week’s Big Finale: Versace and Dolce & Gabbana Wow, While Armani Falls Short|Robin Givhan|February 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Jean gave in and varnished his pelt thoroughly with my "punkie dope," as he called it; but, too late; the mischief was done.
Woodcraft and Camping|George Washington Sears (Nessmuk)
The snick, snick of his knife alternated with the sound of tearing as he pulled the pelt from the under-flesh.
In the Brooding Wild|Ridgwell Cullum
I killed a fox; but missing his head, opened the large arteries of the neck, and spoiled his pelt.
Adrift in the Arctic Ice Pack|Elisha Kent Kane

The dark den, with its walls of pelt and bone, its floor decked with frosted tears of ice, gave no excuse for cheer.
My Attainment of the Pole|Frederick A. Cook
But he dared not pelt the mongrel after what the bystander had said.
The Girls of Central High in Camp|Gertrude W. Morrison

British Dictionary definitions for pelt (1 of 2)

pelt¹

/ (pɛlt) /

verb

(tr) to throw (missiles) at (a person)

(tr) to hurl (insults) at (a person)

(intr; foll by along, over, etc) to move rapidly; hurry

(intr often foll by down) to rain heavily

noun

a blow

speed (esp in the phrase at full pelt)

Derived forms of pelt

pelter, noun

Word Origin for pelt

C15: of uncertain origin, perhaps from pellet

British Dictionary definitions for pelt (2 of 2)

pelt²

/ (pɛlt) /

noun

the skin of a fur-bearing animal, such as a mink, esp when it has been removed from the carcass

the hide of an animal, stripped of hair and ready for tanning

Word Origin for pelt

C15: perhaps back formation from peltry

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pelt

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

noun

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Words nearby pelt

Origin of pelt

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Definition for pelt (2 of 2)

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Origin of pelt

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Examples from the Web for pelt

British Dictionary definitions for pelt (1 of 2)

verb

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Derived forms of pelt

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British Dictionary definitions for pelt (2 of 2)

noun

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