Synonyms of pelt
55 similar words
Another word for pelt is coat. Other synonyms of pelt are bethwack, bang, baste, batter and beat.
Synonyms and similar words for pelt
nounThe fur or hair of a living animal.
- coatThe fur or feathers covering an animal's skin.
verbTo bombard (someone or something) with missiles.
- bethwackTo pelt, thrash, or cudgel soundly.
- bang
- baste
- batter
- beatTo hit; to strike.
- belabor
- blow
- boom-boom
- buffet
- butt
- calcitrateTo kick.
- cuff
- dab
- dashTo destroy by striking (against).
- dowseTo use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.
- feeze
- fetch one a blow
- flap
- give tocoTo beat; to thrash.
- kick
- knock
- hammer
- hit
- impact
- lambasteTo give a thrashing to; to beat severely.
- lay into
- lunge
- patter
- pat
- pink
- poke
- pummel
- punch
- poundTo strike hard, usually repeatedly.
- tapTo (lightly) touch (a finger, foot, or other body part) on a surface, often repeatedly.
- thrash
- thump
- thwackTo hit (someone or something) hard, especially with a flat implement or a stick; to thrash, to whack.
- rap
- slam
- slap
- smack
- spank
- strike
- swap
- whack
- whip
- yerk
- jerk obsoleteTo beat, to hit.
- lay on archaic
- smite archaic
- swinge archaic
- vapulate obsolete
verbChiefly followed by at: to (continuously) throw (missiles) at.
- cockshyTo pelt; to throw things at.
Meaning of pelt
- noun The skin of an animal with the hair or wool on; either a raw or undressed hide, or a skin preserved with the hair or wool on it (sometimes worn as a garment with minimal modification).
- noun The skin of an animal (especially a goat or sheep) with the hair or wool removed, often in preparation for tanning.
- noun The fur or hair of a living animal.
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Questions about synonyms of pelt
- What is another word for pelt?
- Pelt has 55 synonyms on Word.ws, such as coat, bethwack, bang, baste, batter, beat, belabor and blow.
- What does pelt mean?
- Pelt means the skin of an animal with the hair or wool on; either a raw or undressed hide, or a skin preserved with the hair or wool on it (sometimes worn as a garment with minimal modification).
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