English dictionary

pelt

/p/E/lt/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

noun.substance

Synonyms fur

Source: WordNet 3.0
body covering of a living animal

noun.animal

Synonyms hide skin

Source: WordNet 3.0
The skin of a beast with the hair on; a raw or undressed hide; a skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it. See 4th Fell.

noun

Source: webster1913
A blow or stroke from something thrown.

noun

Source: webster1913

cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile

verb.contact

Examples
They pelted each other with snowballs.

Synonyms bombard

Source: WordNet 3.0
attack and bombard with or as if with missiles

verb.competition

Examples
Pelt the speaker with questions.

Synonyms pepper

Source: WordNet 3.0
rain heavily

verb.weather

Synonyms pour rain buckets rain cats and dogs stream

Source: WordNet 3.0
To strike with something thrown or driven; to assail with pellets or missiles, as, to pelt with stones; pelted with hail.

verb

Source: webster1913
To throw missiles.

verb

Source: webster1913