pelt

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pelt

A child throws a snowball to pelt his friend during a snowball fight.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • The skin of a fur-bearing animal, especially with the hair or wool still attached: A "pelt" refers to the raw, untreated skin and fur of an animal, often one that has been hunted or trapped.
    • The act of pelting or the blow from something thrown: This meaning is less common but refers to the action of throwing things rapidly or the impact of such a throw.

  2. Verb:

    • To attack someone by repeatedly throwing things at them: To hurl a series of objects, often quickly and with force.
    • To strike repeatedly and forcefully, often used for rain or hail: For weather, it means to fall heavily and noisily.
    • To move or run very fast: To go at great speed.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • The trapper sold beaver pelts at the market. (The trapper sold beaver skins with fur at the market.)
    • He was hit by a pelt from a rotten tomato. (He was hit by the throw of a rotten tomato.)

  • Verb:

    • The angry crowd began to pelt the politician with eggs. (The angry crowd began to throw eggs repeatedly at the politician.)
    • Hail started to pelt the roof of the car. (Hail began to strike the car's roof hard and repeatedly.)
    • The children pelted down the hill to get home. (The children ran very fast down the hill to get home.)
Advanced Usage
  • "at full pelt": moving or operating at maximum speed or intensity.
    • The cheetah ran at full pelt after its prey. (The cheetah ran at its absolute fastest speed after its prey.)
    • The factory was working at full pelt to meet the deadline. (The factory was operating at its maximum capacity to meet the deadline.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Pelting (noun/adj): The act of throwing things repeatedly; falling heavily (for rain).
    • The pelting rain made it impossible to see. (The heavy, beating rain made it impossible to see.)
  • Peltry (noun, archaic): Pelts or furs collectively.
Synonyms
  • Noun (skin): Hide, fur, skin.
  • Verb (throw): Bombard, shower, hurl.
  • Verb (rain): Beat, drum, lash.
  • Verb (run): Dash, sprint, race.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Pelt down: (For rain) to fall very heavily.
    • It's absolutely pelting down out there. (It is raining very heavily outside.)
Related Idioms
  • (To go) full pelt / at full pelt: At top speed; with maximum effort or intensity.
    • He was working full pelt to finish the project. (He was working as hard and fast as possible to finish the project.)
pelt

A child throws a snowball to pelt his friend during a snowball fight.

Noun
  1. body covering of a living animal
  2. the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
Verb
  1. rain heavily
    • Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!
  2. attack and bombard with or as if with missiles
    • pelt the speaker with questions
  3. cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
    • They pelted each other with snowballs

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