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Pelt Very Common

Pelt has 9 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

2

body covering of a living animal

3

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.

4

A blow or stroke from something thrown.

Verb
1

cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile

"They pelted each other with snowballs"

2

attack and bombard with or as if with missiles

"pelt the speaker with questions"

3

rain heavily

"Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"

4

To bombard, as with missiles.

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

Example Sentences
"They pelted each other with snowballs" verb
"pelt the speaker with questions" verb
"Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!" verb
See Also
clodding plew conveyance platypus peltingly yakskin davy crockett hat missiles
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
animal skin body covering throw attack rain
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
astrakhan bearskin beaver chinchilla ermine fox lambskin lapin leopard mink muskrat otter raccoon sable seal squirrel lapidate snowball egg sheet sluice
Rhyming Words
elt belt welt melt qelt felt telt kelt gelt delt celt knelt spelt smelt dwelt swelt umwelt unfelt remelt infelt
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