pelt (n.)

  1. the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

    [ Syn: fur ]

  2. body covering of a living animal

    [ Syn: hide , skin ]

    pelt (v.)

  1. cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile; They pelted each other with snowballs

    [ Syn: bombard ]

  2. attack and bombard with or as if with missiles; pelt the speaker with questions

    [ Syn: pepper ]

  3. rain heavily; Put on your rain coat-- its pouring outside!

    [ Syn: pour , stream , rain cats and dogs , rain buckets ]

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