English Dictionary
Definition of “pelt”
1pelt1 (pɛlt
)
Definitions
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)
Alternative Forms
ˈpelter noun Word Origin
C15: of uncertain origin, perhaps from pellet
Synonyms
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shower,
beat,
strike,
pepper,
batter,
thrash,
bombard,
wallop,
assail,
pummel,
hurl at cast at
belabour,
sling at=
rush,
charge,
shoot,
career,
speed,
tear,
belt,
dash,
hurry,
barrel (along)
whizz,
stampede,
run fast burn rubber
2pelt2 (pɛlt)
Definitions
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
C15: perhaps back formation from peltry
Usage examples
Further down the block, a gray Toyota van with German plates rocked slightly in the rising wind, rain starting to pelt off its roof.
Terman, Douglas, Cormorant (1994)The curly tuft of blonde hair riding atop his girlfriend's head suggests that somewhere a poodle is missing its pelt.
Esquire (2004)Nick Mooney told the Sunday Tasmanian last week that authorities could never be certain of the authenticity of the fox pelt.
The Mercury, Sunday Tasmanian (2004)At first, I was informed it was to pelt the England team.
Sun, News of the World (2001)Indeed, the great value of its oversized pelt would surely have been encouragement enough for the establishment of such an enterprise.
Shuker, Karl & Durrell, Gerald, Lost Ark (1993)
