Dictionary definition · pelt
noun
- the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
- body covering of a living animal
verb
- cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile"They pelted each other with snowballs"
- attack and bombard with or as if with missiles"pelt the speaker with questions"
- rain heavily"Put on your rain coat — it's pouring outside!"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).