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- Dictionarypelt/pɛlt/
verb
- 1. hurl missiles repeatedly at: "two boys pelted him with rotten apples" Similar
- 2. run somewhere very quickly: informal "I pelted across the road" Similar
noun
- 1. an act of hurling something at someone. archaic
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PELTED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of pelt 2. to throw a number of things quickly at someone or…. Learn more.
1. a. To strike or assail repeatedly with thrown objects: pelted each other with snowballs. See Synonyms at barrage 2. b. Archaic To strike (someone) with blows, as with a club. 2. To hurl or throw (missiles): children who pelted stones at the neighbors' windows. 3. To fall upon; strike repeatedly: Hailstones pelted the tent. v.intr. 1.
1. a. : to strike with a succession of blows or missiles. pelted him with stones. b. : to assail vigorously or persistently. pelted her with accusations. 2. : hurl, throw. pelted snowballs at them. 3.
to throw a number of things quickly at someone or something: We saw rioters pelting police with bricks and bottles. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to throw something. throw The kids were outside throwing snowballs at each other. toss She tossed the keys into her bag and went out. chuck He read the letter and chucked it into the bin.
1. countable noun [usually plural] The pelt of an animal is its skin, which can be used to make clothing or rugs. ...a bed covered with beaver pelts. ...rapidly diminishing suppliers of furs and pelts.
to throw a number of things quickly at someone or something: We saw rioters pelting police with bricks and bottles. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to throw something. throw The kids were outside throwing snowballs at each other. toss She tossed the keys into her bag and went out. chuck He read the letter and chucked it into the bin.
verb. /pelt/ Verb Forms. [transitive] pelt somebody (with something) to attack somebody by throwing things at them. The children pelted him with snowballs. We were pelted with rotten tomatoes. Want to learn more?
to drive by blows or missiles: The child pelted the cows home from the fields. to assail vigorously with words, questions, etc. to beat or rush against with repeated forceful blows: The wind and rain pelted the roofs and walls of the houses for four days.
noun. the untanned hide or skin of an animal. Facetious. the human skin. pelt. 1. / pɛlt / verb. tr to throw (missiles) at (a person)
verb. Simple past tense and past participle of pelt. Wiktionary. Synonyms: darted. dashed. flashed. fleeted. bolted. bucketed. bustled. flitted. hasted. hastened. hustled. raced. rocketed. rushed. sailed. Pelted Sentence Examples. At a Friday service in the great mosque `Amr was insulted and pelted with pebbles.
