welt

¹welt

noun \ˈwelt\

Definition of WELT

1

: a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together

2

: a doubled edge, strip, insert, or seam (as on a garment) for ornament or reinforcement

3

a : a ridge or lump raised on the body (as by a blow or allergic reaction)

b : a heavy blow

Examples of WELT

1. <I'll hand ye a few welts with me stick and then we'll see how ye feel!>

Origin of WELT

Middle English welte

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to WELT

Synonyms

bang, bash, bat, beat, belt, biff, bop, box, buffet, bust, chop, clap, clip, clout, crack, cuff, dab, douse [British], fillip, hack, haymaker, hit, hook, knock, larrup [dialect], lash, lick, pelt, pick, plump, poke, pound, punch, rap, slam, slap, slug, smack, smash, sock, spank, stinger, stripe, stroke, swat, swipe, switch, thud, thump, thwack, wallop, ¹blow, whack, wham, whop (also whap)

Related Words

counter, counterblow, counterpunch, counterstroke; body blow, hand, kick, knee, left, one-two, rabbit punch, right, right-hander, roundhouse, shiver, sidewinder, sucker punch, swing, uppercut; cruncher, kayo, knockdown, knockout, KO; bastinado (or bastinade), battering, beating, bludgeoning, clobbering, cudgeling (or cudgelling), drubbing, hammering, lambasting, licking, pasting, pounding, pummeling (also pummelling), thrashing; flogging, walloping, whip, whipping

Other Clothing Terms

babushka, brogue, bumbershoot, cravat, dishabille, furbelow, layette, raiment, spectator

Rhymes with WELT

belt, celt, Celt, delt, felt, gelt, melt, pelt, smelt, spelt, svelte, veld

²welt

transitive verb

Definition of WELT

1

: to furnish with a welt

2

a : to raise a welt on the body of

b : to hit hard

First Known Use of WELT

15th century

welt

noun \ˈwelt\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of WELT

: a ridge or lump raised on the body (as by a blow or an allergic reaction)