Lexic.us

Definition of Pelt

1. Noun. The dressed hairy coat of a mammal.

2. Verb. Cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile. "They pelted each other with snowballs"

3. Noun. Body covering of a living animal.

4. Verb. Attack and bombard with or as if with missiles. "Pelt the speaker with questions"

5. Verb. Rain heavily. "It was pelting all day long "; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"

Definition of Pelt

1. n. The skin of a beast with the hair on; a raw or undressed hide; a skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it. See 4th Fell.

2. v. t. To strike with something thrown or driven; to assail with pellets or missiles, as, to pelt with stones; pelted with hail.

3. v. i. To throw missiles.

4. n. A blow or stroke from something thrown.

Definition of Pelt

1. Noun. The skin of a beast with the hair on; a raw or undressed hide; a skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it. ¹

2. Noun. The human skin. ¹

3. Noun. The body of any quarry killed by the hawk. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) To bombard, as with missiles. ¹

5. Verb. (intransitive) To rain or hail heavily. ¹

6. Verb. To throw out words. ¹

7. Verb. (transitive) To beat or hit, especially repeatedly. ¹

8. Verb. To move rapidly, especially in or on a conveyance. ¹

9. Noun. A blow or stroke from something thrown. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pelt

1. to strike repeatedly with blows or missiles [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Pelt

1. 1. To strike with something thrown or driven; to assail with pellets or missiles, as, to pelt with stones; pelted with hail. "The children billows seem to pelt the clouds." (Shak) 2. To throw; to use as a missile. "My Phillis me with pelted apples plies." (Dryden) Origin: OE. Pelten, pulten, pilten, to thrust, throw, strike; cf. L. Pultare, equiv. To pulsare (v. Freq. Fr. Pellere to drive), and E. Pulse a beating. 1. The skin of a beast with the hair on; a raw or undressed hide; a skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it. See 4th Fell. "Raw pelts clapped about them for their clothes." (Fuller) 2. The human skin. 3. The body of any quarry killed by the hawk. Pelt rot, a disease affecting the hair or wool of a beast. Origin: Cf. G. Pelz a pelt, fur, fr. OF. Pelice, F. Pelisse (see Pelisse); or perh. Shortened fr. Peltry. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pelt

peloric pelories pelorism pelorisms peloro- pelorus peloruses pelory pelosity pelota

pelotas pelotherapy peloton pelotons pels pelt (current term) pelt along pelt down pelt of the dog pelta

peltae peltas peltast peltasts peltate peltate leaf peltated peltately peltation peltations

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