transitive. To pelt (a person or animal) with projectiles; to strike (a person or animal) with something thrown. South African colloquial (often…
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > assail with missiles [verb (transitive)] (73) throwc1300 transitive. To pelt (a person or animal) with projectiles; to strike (a person or animal) with something thrown. South African colloquial (often… bicker1352 transitive. To attack with repeated strokes; esp. to assail with missiles. Obsolete. pelt1554 intransitive. To strike at a person or thing repeatedly with missiles. Also figurative. to let at1598 to let at (now Scottish): to discharge missiles at; to assail; to aim at. Also to let into (slang): to attack. fling1635 absol. To throw or aim a missile at. Subcategories:— from weapon (3) — discharge (missile) (23) — discharge (a missile weapon) (2) — aim or direct (missile) (6) — of missile: hit (13) — fail to hit (3) — shoot better than (1) — stone (6) — cast (spear or dart) (2) — assail with grenades (1) — cast (missiles) by sling (6) — throw or hurl back (1) — intercept (missile) (1) |
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