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- Dictionarypelt/pɛlt/
verb
- 1. hurl missiles repeatedly at: "two boys pelted him with rotten apples" Similar
- 2. run somewhere very quickly: informal "I pelted across the road" Similar
noun
- 1. an act of hurling something at someone. archaic
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PELT definition: 1. to throw a number of things quickly at someone or something: 2. to run fast: 3. the skin and…. Learn more.
The meaning of PELT is a usually undressed skin with its hair, wool, or fur. How to use pelt in a sentence.
The pelt of an animal is its skin, which can be used to make clothing or rugs. ...a bed covered with beaver pelts. ...rapidly diminishing suppliers of furs and pelts.
A pelt is an animal's skin, fur and all. If you are wearing a fur coat, you are really wearing a pelt (hate to break it to you). Another meaning of pelt is to throw something at someone — over and over again.
1. a. To strike or assail repeatedly with thrown objects: pelted each other with snowballs. See Synonyms at barrage 2. b. Archaic To strike (someone) with blows, as with a club. 2. To hurl or throw (missiles): children who pelted stones at the neighbors' windows. 3. To fall upon; strike repeatedly: Hailstones pelted the tent. v.intr. 1.
Definition of pelt verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Pelt Definition. pĕlt. pelted, pelting, pelts. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Noun. Verb. Idiom. Filter. noun. pelts. The act of pelting. Webster's New World. A blow. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The skin of a fur-bearing animal, esp. after it has been stripped from the carcass. Webster's New World.
pelt meaning, definition, what is pelt: to attack someone by throwing a lot of t...: Learn more.
to attack (someone) with repeated blows: [~ + object] The crowd began to pelt him with rocks. to attack (someone) with shouting, etc.: [ ~ + object ] pelted with questions about his new policy. to beat or pound without stopping: [ no object ] rain pelting down.
PELT meaning: 1. to throw a number of things quickly at someone or something: 2. to run fast: 3. the skin and…. Learn more.
