pelt
1 of 4noun (1)
ˈpelt 
1
: a usually undressed skin with its hair, wool, or fur
a sheep's pelt
2
: a skin stripped of hair or wool for tanning
pelt
2 of 4verb (1)
pelted; pelting; pelts
transitive verb
: to strip off the skin or pelt of (an animal)
pelt
3 of 4verb (2)
pelted; pelting; pelts
transitive verb
1
a
: to strike with a succession of blows or missiles
pelted him with stones
b
: to assail vigorously or persistently
pelted her with accusations
2
: hurl, throw
pelted snowballs at them
3
: to beat or dash repeatedly against
hailstones pelting the roof
intransitive verb
1
: to deliver a succession of blows or missiles
2
: to beat incessantly
3
: to move rapidly and vigorously : hurry
pelter noun
pelt
4 of 4noun (2)
1
: blow, whack
2
chiefly British : a rapid pace : speed —usually used in the phrase full pelt
A friend still has the three lines up his legs where he ran full pelt into a barbed wire fence.
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Synonyms
Noun (1)
- fur
- hide
- leather
- skin
Verb (2)
- barrel
- belt
- blast
- blaze
- blow
- bolt
- bomb [slang]
- bowl
- breeze
- bundle
- bustle
- buzz
- cannonball
- careen
- career
- chase
- course
- crack (on)
- dash
- drive
- fly
- hare
- hasten
- hie
- highball
- hotfoot (it)
- hump
- hurl
- hurry
- hurtle
- hustle
- jet
- jump
- motor
- nip
- race
- ram
- rip
- rocket
- run
- rush
- rustle
- scoot
- scurry
- scuttle
- shoot
- speed
- step
- tear
- travel
- trot
- whirl
- whisk
- zip
- zoom
Noun (2)
- bang
- bash
- bat
- beat
- belt
- biff
- blow
- bop
- box
- buffet
- bust
- chop
- clap
- clip
- clout
- crack
- cuff
- dab
- douse [British]
- fillip
- hack
- haymaker
- hit
- hook
- knock
- larrup [dialect]
- lash
- lick
- pick
- plump
- poke
- pound
- punch
- rap
- slam
- slap
- slug
- smack
- smash
- sock
- spank
- stinger
- stripe
- stroke
- swat
- swipe
- switch
- thud
- thump
- thwack
- wallop
- welt
- whack
- wham
- whop
- whap
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1) and Verb (1)
Middle English, probably from pelett animal skin, from Anglo-French pelette — more at peltry
Verb (2)
Middle English
First Known Use
Noun (1)
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb (1)
1568, in the meaning defined above
Verb (2)
15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
Noun (2)
circa 1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
pelt 1 of 2
noun
ˈpelt
: a skin of an animal especially with its fur or wool
pelt
2 of 2verb
pelted; pelting
1
: to hit with repeated blows
2
: to repeatedly throw (something) at
Children pelted each other with snowballs.
3
: to beat or pound against something again and again
Rain pelted on the roof.
pelt 1 of 3
noun (1)
as in thump
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument gave the dog a sharp pelt on the nose with her rolled up newspaper Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- thump
- blow
- slap
- punch
- hit
- pound
- thud
- knock
- whack
- swipe
- lick
- smack
- poke
- beat
- bang
- stroke
- spank
- lash
- chop
- slam
- plump
- clap
- slug
- clip
- swat
- bat
- thwack
- hook
- smash
- belt
- sock
- crack
- kick
- stripe
- welt
- bash
- wallop
- biff
- pick
- haymaker
- licking
- bop
- cuff
- switch
- dab
- beating
- box
- douse
- pounding
- bust
- fillip
- rap
- stinger
- clout
- hack
- buffet
- knee
- whap
- whop
- wham
- hand
- swing
- left
- larrup
- pummeling
- shiver
- whipping
- whip
- counterstroke
- battering
- thrashing
- counter
- hammering
- right
- flogging
- counterpunch
- bludgeoning
- body blow
- counterblow
- pummelling
- rabbit punch
- roundhouse
- uppercut
- knockdown
- walloping
- sucker punch
- cudgelling
- bastinado
- knockout
- clobbering
- cruncher
- cudgeling
- sidewinder
- drubbing
- pasting
- kayo
- lambasting
- one-two
- bastinade
- KO
- right-hander
pelt
2 of 3noun (2)
as in fur
the outer covering of an animal removed for its commercial value caught beavers and sold the pelts to fur traders Synonyms & Similar Words
- fur
- leather
- hide
- beaver
- seal
- sheep
- skin
- raccoon
- badger
- rabbit
- otter
- mink
- marten
- muskrat
- sealskin
- bearskin
- fox
- chinchilla
- deerskin
- ermine
- sable
- fleece
- sheepskin
- karakul
- pigskin
- goatskin
- doeskin
- horsehide
- chamois
- fisher
- coonskin
- rawhide
- buckskin
- snakeskin
- kidskin
- calfskin
- racoon
- alligator
- cowhide
- lambskin
- mouton
- crocodile
- kolinsky
- suede
- sharkskin
- Persian lamb
- patent leather
- cordovan
- morocco
pelt
3 of 3verb
1
as in to scurry
to proceed or move quickly pelted away when the cops arrived Synonyms & Similar Words
- scurry
- chase
- race
- speed
- rush
- trot
- hurry
- drive
- fly
- zip
- travel
- jump
- run
- dart
- blow
- ram
- scuttle
- scoot
- hare
- tear
- bowl
- hurl
- rip
- dash
- bolt
- blast
- barrel
- buzz
- bundle
- shoot
- hump
- step
- rustle
- blaze
- zoom
- rocket
- belt
- cannonball
- jog
- course
- breeze
- hie
- jet
- whirl
- motor
- hasten
- hurtle
- bomb
- beat it
- nip
- hustle
- highball
- gallop
- career
- beetle
- whisk
- bustle
- careen
- shake a leg
- hotfoot (it)
- scud
- step on it
- scamper
- get a move on
- crack (on)
- make tracks
- stampede
- scuffle
- streak
- flit
- sprint
- accelerate
- outrun
- whiz
- arrow
- step out
- catch up
- overtake
- quicken
- beeline
- whizz
- outpace
- outstrip
- fast-forward
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- creep
- drag
- poke
- crawl
- poke
- hang (around or out)
- linger
- lag
- tarry
- saunter
- dawdle
- lumber
- stroll
- amble
- shuffle
- plod
- decelerate
- loiter
- slow (down or up)
- dillydally
- dally
2
as in to throw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm pelted snowballs at each other while waiting for the bus Synonyms & Similar Words
- throw
- hurl
- toss
- fling
- sling
- fire
- bowl
- chuck
- lob
- heave
- cast
- peg
- launch
- dart
- catapult
- pitch
- hurtle
- dash
- loft
- gun
- let fly
- rifle
- roll
- flip
- precipitate
- hook
- thrust
- buck
- shoot
- eject
- pass
- project
- propel
- impel
3
as in to hide
to strike repeatedly pelted the other kids with pebbles Synonyms & Similar Words
- hide
- pound
- lick
- lash
- whip
- beat
- maul
- thump
- slap
- bat
- punch
- attack
- hit
- pummel
- do
- batter
- knock
- assault
- smash
- tan
- whale
- bludgeon
- chop
- birch
- hammer
- lather
- spank
- raid
- slate
- bash
- slam
- paddle
- curry
- punch out
- wallop
- smack
- belt
- flog
- wound
- club
- storm
- work over
- whack
- box
- drub
- thrash
- lace
- pommel
- buffet
- swipe
- leather
- lambaste
- whap
- switch
- slog
- baste
- thwack
- cowhide
- tromp
- swat
- thresh
- crack
- fib
- cudgel
- rush
- bung up
- sock
- whop
- assail
- lambast
- belabor
- whup
- strap
- clobber
- lam
- paste
- rawhide
- lacerate
- beat up on
- cane
- cuff
- lay on
- scourge
- flagellate
- clout
- bust
- beset
- horsewhip
- rough (up)
- wham
- gore
- maim
- descend (on or upon)
- mutilate
- mess (up)
- blackjack
- pistol-whip
- whomp
- mangle
- fustigate
- pounce (on or upon)
- jump (on)