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pelt

(p/E/lt )

the dressed hairy coat of a mammal(noun.substance)

Synonym:
fur

source: wordnet30
body covering of a living animal(noun.animal)

Synonym:
hide, skin

source: wordnet30
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.(noun)

source: webster1913
A blow or stroke from something thrown.(noun)

source: webster1913

cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile(verb.contact)

Example:
They pelted each other with snowballs.

Synonym:
bombard

source: wordnet30
attack and bombard with or as if with missiles(verb.competition)

Example:
Pelt the speaker with questions.

Synonym:
pepper

source: wordnet30
rain heavily(verb.weather)

Synonym:
pour, rain buckets, rain cats and dogs, stream

source: wordnet30
To strike with something thrown or driven; to assail with pellets or missiles, as, to pelt with stones; pelted with hail.(verb)

source: webster1913
To throw missiles.(verb)

source: webster1913

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