26984 words

pelt

6 definitions • 5 examples
1
to throw a number of things quickly at someone or something:

Examples:

We saw rioters pelting police with bricks and bottles.
2
to run fast:

Examples:

The children pelted down the bank.
3
the skin and fur of a dead animal, or the skin with the fur removed
4
running as fast as possible:

Examples:

We ran at full pelt along a rough track.
5
to throw a number of things quickly at someone or something:

Examples:

[ T ] Youths tried to pelt them with stones.
6
the skin and fur of a dead animal, or the skin with the fur removed:

Examples:

rabbit pelts

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