 pelt |
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| 1. | [ verb ] cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile | |
| Synonyms: | bombard | |
| Examples: | "They pelted each other with snowballs" |
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| Related terms: | throw snowball lapidate egg pelter | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (military) attack and bombard with or as if with missiles | |
| Synonyms: | pepper | |
| Examples: | "pelt the speaker with questions" |
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| Related terms: | attack throw | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the dressed hairy coat of a mammal | |
| Synonyms: | fur | |
| Related terms: | animal_skin beaver lambskin chinchilla ermine raccoon seal lapin leopard mink muskrat otter sable fox bearskin squirrel astrakhan | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (meteorology) rain heavily | |
| Synonyms: | stream rain_cats_and_dogs rain_buckets pour | |
| Examples: | "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!" |
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| Related terms: | rain sluice sheet downpour | |
| 5. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 13193 | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (zoology) body covering of a living animal | |
| Synonyms: | skin hide | |
| Related terms: | body_covering skin | |
| Similar spelling: |
Pelto Pellot pellet Pellett pelota peeled Pelotte |
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