pelt Synonyms
Another word for pelt
• verb (Context 1)
To attack or strike someone or something repeatedly with thrown objects or questions.
"The children laughed as they pelted each other with snowballs in the park."
• noun (Context 2)
The skin of a mammal with the fur, wool, or hair still on it, or an untanned hide stripped of its hair prior to tanning.
"Early trappers traded beaver pelts for essential supplies at the frontier outpost."
• verb (Context 3)
To fall heavily and rapidly (of rain, hail, or snow).
"Freezing rain pelted against the windowpanes throughout the night."
• verb (Context 4)
To run or hurry somewhere very quickly.
"We pelted down the hill to catch the last ferry before it departed."
• noun (Context 5)
A rapid pace or high speed, used almost exclusively in the phrase 'at full pelt'.
"The dog came bounding across the meadow at full speed to greet its owner."
Opposites of pelt
The opposite of pelt shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: