pelt Definition

pelt¹
verb pelted, pelting

1. To bombard with missiles.

Example: was pelted with stones
Thesaurus: beat, hit, strike, wallop, belt, pummel, assail, bombard.
intr
2. To rush along at top speed.

Example: pelting along the motorway

noun

1. An act or spell of pelting.

Idiom: at full pelt

As fast as possible.

Etymology: 15c.

Phrasal Verb: pelt down

Said of rain, hail, etc: to fall fast and heavily.
Example: The rain's pelting down

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pelt²
noun

1. The skin of a dead animal, especially with the fur still on it. Compare peltry.

Thesaurus: fur, hide, skin, fleece, coat.
2. The coat of a living animal.
3. A hide stripped of hair for tanning.

Etymology: 15c: possibly back-formation from peltry.