pelt
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
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pelt
/ˈpɛlt/
verb
pelts;
pelted;
pelting
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pelt
/ˈpɛlt/
verb
pelts;
pelted;
pelting
Britannica Dictionary definition of PELT
1
[+ object]
:
to repeatedly hit (someone or something) with things thrown from a distance
— often + with
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Rioters pelted the police.
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The boys pelted the building with rocks.
2
[+ object]
:
to hit against (something) repeatedly
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Rain pelted the windowpanes.
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the pelting rain
3
always followed by an adverb or preposition,
[no object]
:
to move very quickly
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The children came pelting down the street.
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We were pelting along.
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pelt
/ˈpɛlt/
noun
plural
pelts
2
pelt
/ˈpɛlt/
noun
plural
pelts
Britannica Dictionary definition of PELT
[count]
:
the skin of a dead animal especially with its hair, wool, or fur still on it
