Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pelt
2 senses of pelt
Sense 1
fur, pelt -- (the dressed hairy coat of a mammal)
=> animal skin -- (the outer covering of an animal)
Sense 2
hide, pelt, skin -- (body covering of a living animal)
=> body covering -- (any covering for the body or a body part)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pelt
3 senses of pelt
Sense 1
pelt, bombard -- (cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile; "They pelted each other with snowballs")
=> throw -- (propel through the air; "throw a frisbee")
Sense 2
pepper, pelt -- (attack and bombard with or as if with missiles; "pelt the speaker with questions")
=> attack, assail -- (launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week")
Sense 3
pour, pelt, stream, rain cats and dogs, rain buckets -- (rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!")
=> rain, rain down -- (precipitate as rain; "If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding")