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Synonyms
pelt1 (pĕlt)

[Middle English, probably from Old French pelete diminutive of pel, skin, from Latin pellis.]

noun 

  1. The skin of an animal with the fur or hair still on it.
  2. A stripped animal skin ready for tanning.
pelt2 (pĕlt)

[Middle English pelten, variant of pilten, perhaps ultimately from Latin pultāre, to beat, variant of pulsāre frequentative of pellere, to strike.]

verb: pelt·ed, pelt·ing, pelts. 

transitive verb 

  1. To strike or assail repeatedly with or as if with blows or missiles; bombard: pelted each other with snowballs.
  2. To cast, hurl, or throw (missiles): children who pelted stones at the neighbors' windows.
  3. To strike repeatedly: Hailstones pelted the tent.

intransitive verb 

  1. To beat or strike heavily and repeatedly.
  2. To move at a vigorous gait.

noun 

  1. A sharp blow; a whack.
  2. A rapid pace: galloped away at a pelt.

derivatives

pelt́er
noun