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Synonyms of pelt
(Entry 1 of 3)
- gave the dog a sharp pelt on the nose with her rolled up newspaper
Synonyms for pelt
- bang,
- bash,
- bat,
- beat,
- belt,
- biff,
- blow,
- bop,
- box,
- buffet,
- bust,
- chop,
- clap,
- clip,
- clout,
- crack,
- cuff,
- dab,
- douse
- [British],
- fillip,
- hack,
- haymaker,
- hit,
- hook,
- knock,
- larrup
- [dialect],
- lash,
- lick,
- pick,
- plump,
- poke,
- pound,
- punch,
- rap,
- slam,
- slap,
- slug,
- smack,
- smash,
- sock,
- spank,
- stinger,
- stripe,
- stroke,
- swat,
- swipe,
- switch,
- thud,
- thump,
- thwack,
- wallop,
- welt,
- whack,
- wham,
- whop
- (also whap)
Words Related to pelt
- body blow,
- hand,
- kick,
- knee,
- left,
- one-two,
- rabbit punch,
- right,
- right-hander,
- roundhouse,
- shiver,
- sidewinder,
- sucker punch,
- swing,
- uppercut
- bastinado
- (or bastinade),
- battering,
- beating,
- bludgeoning,
- clobbering,
- cudgeling
- (or cudgelling),
- drubbing,
- hammering,
- lambasting,
- licking,
- pasting,
- pounding,
- pummeling
- (also pummelling),
- thrashing
pelt
noun (2)Synonyms of pelt (Entry 2 of 3)
- caught beavers and sold the pelts to fur traders
Synonyms for pelt
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- badger,
- beaver,
- chamois,
- chinchilla,
- ermine,
- fisher,
- fox,
- marten,
- mink,
- muskrat,
- otter,
- Persian lamb,
- rabbit,
- raccoon
- (also racoon),
- sable,
- seal
pelt
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of pelt (Entry 3 of 3)
- pelted away when the cops arrived
Synonyms for pelt
- barrel,
- belt,
- blast,
- blaze,
- blow,
- bolt,
- bomb
- [slang],
- bowl,
- breeze,
- bundle,
- bustle,
- buzz,
- cannonball,
- careen,
- career,
- chase,
- course,
- crack (on),
- dash,
- drive,
- fly,
- hare,
- hasten,
- hie,
- highball,
- hotfoot (it),
- hump,
- hurl,
- hurry,
- hurtle,
- hustle,
- jet,
- jump,
- motor,
- nip,
- race,
- ram,
- rip,
- rocket,
- run,
- rush,
- rustle,
- scoot,
- scurry,
- scuttle,
- shoot,
- speed,
- step,
- tear,
- travel,
- trot,
- whirl,
- whisk,
- zip,
- zoom
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Near Antonyms for pelt
Antonyms for pelt
- pelted snowballs at each other while waiting for the bus
Synonyms for pelt
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Phrases Synonymous with pelt
- pelted the other kids with pebbles
Synonyms for pelt
- bash,
- baste,
- bat,
- batter,
- beat,
- belabor,
- belt,
- birch,
- bludgeon,
- buffet,
- bung up,
- club,
- curry,
- do,
- drub,
- fib
- [British],
- flog,
- hammer,
- hide,
- lace,
- lambaste
- (or lambast),
- lash,
- lather,
- lick,
- maul,
- mess (up),
- paddle,
- pommel,
- pound,
- pummel,
- punch out,
- rough (up),
- slate,
- slog,
- switch,
- tan,
- thrash,
- thresh,
- thump,
- tromp,
- wallop,
- whale,
- whip,
- whop
- (or whap),
- whup,
- work over
Words Related to pelt
- assail,
- assault,
- attack,
- beset,
- box,
- bust,
- chop,
- clobber,
- clout,
- crack,
- cudgel,
- cuff,
- descend (on or upon),
- hit,
- jump (on),
- knock,
- lam,
- lay on,
- paste,
- pounce (on or upon),
- punch,
- raid,
- rush,
- slam,
- slap,
- smack,
- smash,
- sock,
- spank,
- storm,
- swat,
- swipe,
- thwack,
- whack,
- wham,
- whomp
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“Pelt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pelt. Accessed 28 Oct. 2021.
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