Synonyms of pelt

pelt 1 of 3

noun (1)

as in blow

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

gave the dog a sharp pelt on the nose with her rolled up newspaper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blow
• thump
• slap
• pound
• punch
• thud
• hit
• swipe
• whack
• knock
• stroke
• poke
• lick
• smack
• bang
• beat
• spank
• slam
• lash
• clip
• chop
• clap
• hook
• slug
• plump
• bat
• belt
• swat
• sock
• kick
• smash
• crack
• stripe
• thwack
• switch
• welt
• cuff
• bash
• pick
• box
• pounding
• bop
• biff
• wallop
• dab
• rap
• bust
• fillip
• buffet
• licking
• clout
• stinger
• hack
• beating
• knee
• douse
• haymaker
• wham
• hand
• swing
• larrup
• whop
• left
• shiver
• counter
• whipping
• whip
• counterstroke
• right
• thrashing
• hammering
• pummeling
• body blow
• sucker punch
• battering
• roundhouse
• flogging
• counterblow
• uppercut
• knockdown
• one-two
• rabbit punch
• counterpunch
• knockout
• KO
• sidewinder
• bludgeoning
• pasting
• drubbing
• clobbering
• cudgeling
• bastinado
• walloping
• cruncher
• kayo
• right-hander
• lambasting

pelt

2 of 3

noun (2)

ˈpelt 

as in fur

the outer covering of an animal removed for its commercial value

caught beavers and sold the pelts to fur traders

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fur
• leather
• hide
• beaver
• seal
• sheep
• skin
• raccoon
• rabbit
• badger
• otter
• mink
• marten
• muskrat
• sealskin
• ermine
• chinchilla
• sheepskin
• bearskin
• fox
• fleece
• deerskin
• sable
• chamois
• pigskin
• goatskin
• fisher
• doeskin
• karakul
• horsehide
• alligator
• rawhide
• coonskin
• calfskin
• buckskin
• snakeskin
• kidskin
• crocodile
• Persian lamb
• cowhide
• lambskin
• sharkskin
• suede
• patent leather
• mouton
• kolinsky
• morocco
• cordovan

pelt

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verb

1

as in to scurry

to proceed or move quickly

pelted away when the cops arrived

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scurry
• race
• rush
• hurry
• speed
• fly
• trot
• chase
• drive
• travel
• zip
• jump
• run
• dart
• blow
• scuttle
• scoot
• tear
• ram
• hare
• rip
• hurl
• dash
• buzz
• blast
• bolt
• shoot
• bowl
• step
• barrel
• rocket
• zoom
• rustle
• bundle
• belt
• blaze
• breeze
• hump
• jet
• jog
• course
• hasten
• hurtle
• crack (on)
• motor
• hie
• whirl
• beat it
• hustle
• career
• get a move on
• nip
• bomb
• whisk
• highball
• gallop
• careen
• make tracks
• cannonball
• bustle
• shake a leg
• step on it
• hotfoot (it)
• beetle
• scamper
• streak
• flit
• stampede
• accelerate
• scud
• sprint
• outrun
• step out
• scuffle
• whiz
• catch up
• overtake
• quicken
• outstrip
• arrow
• outpace
• beeline
• fast-forward

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• creep
• drag
• crawl
• poke
• hang (around or out)
• linger
• poke
• lag
• tarry
• loiter
• dawdle
• stroll
• lumber
• saunter
• amble
• shuffle
• plod
• slow (down or up)
• decelerate
• dillydally
• dally

2

as in to throw

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm

pelted snowballs at each other while waiting for the bus

Synonyms & Similar Words

• throw
• hurl
• toss
• fling
• sling
• fire
• launch
• cast
• heave
• chuck
• let fly
• lob
• catapult
• pitch
• dart
• dash
• hurtle
• gun
• peg
• bowl
• loft
• rifle
• flip
• roll
• precipitate
• thrust
• eject
• shoot
• pass
• hook
• propel
• project
• buck
• impel

3

as in to hide

to strike repeatedly

pelted the other kids with pebbles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hide
• lick
• pound
• lash
• whip
• beat
• slap
• hit
• thump
• punch
• knock
• attack
• bat
• batter
• assault
• do
• maul
• smash
• pummel
• tan
• chop
• spank
• bludgeon
• whale
• slam
• slate
• raid
• hammer
• lather
• birch
• paddle
• punch out
• bash
• curry
• belt
• drub
• smack
• flog
• club
• work over
• wallop
• wound
• lambaste
• thrash
• box
• whack
• lace
• buffet
• storm
• rough (up)
• pommel
• baste
• swipe
• switch
• slog
• thresh
• whup
• whop
• leather
• fib
• crack
• tromp
• belabor
• beat up on
• swat
• clobber
• bung up
• thwack
• rush
• mess (up)
• descend (on or upon)
• assail
• cudgel
• sock
• strap
• paste
• cane
• lay on
• clout
• lam
• horsewhip
• jump (on)
• cuff
• beset
• lacerate
• flagellate
• pounce (on or upon)
• rawhide
• cowhide
• scourge
• bust
• whomp
• wham
• maim
• mutilate
• gore
• blackjack
• pistol-whip
• mangle
• fustigate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pelt

Noun

Others drape seal intestines over their fins or take turns tossing sea lion pelts into the air, Shields said. — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

These passages are called portages, a term derived from English and French trappers who, alongside Indigenous nations like the Ojibwe and the Dakota, collected pelts for the lucrative fur trade from the late 17th century to the early 19th. — John Bowe, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026

Verb

In addition to taking part in a yoga session with the goats, Harry was pelted with water balloons on an inflatable obstacle course and asked an emotional question by a 9-year-old girl named Poppy during his time at the festival. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026

Rain pelting the walls of every home like black stones from LockMull Beach. — Literary Hub, 9 July 2026