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Meaning of pelt in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /pɛlt/

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  1. Verb

    pelt

    Etymology

    late 15th century: of unknown origin

    Definitions

    1. cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile

    Examples

    • « They pelted each other with snowballs »
  2. 2. attack and bombard with or as if with missiles

    Examples

    • « pelt the speaker with questions »
  3. 3. rain heavily

    Examples

    • « Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside! »
  4. Noun

    pelt

    Etymology

    Middle English: either from obsolete pellet ‘skin’, from an Old French diminutive of pel‘skin’, from Latin pellis‘skin’, or a back-formation from peltry

    Definitions

    1. the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
  5. 2. body covering of a living animal

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