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pelted
We have found lemma(root) word of pelted : pelt.
Definitions
[pɛlt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- hurl missiles repeatedly at
(e.g: two boys pelted him with rotten apples)
- run somewhere very quickly
(e.g: I pelted across the road)
Phrases:
- at full pelt
Origin
:
late 15th century: of unknown origin
[pɛlt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an act of hurling something at someone
Phrases:
- at full pelt
Origin
:
late 15th century: of unknown origin
[pɛlt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the skin of an animal with the fur, wool, or hair still on it
(e.g: traders brought reindeer pelts)
Phrases:
- in one's pelt
Origin
:
Middle English: either from obsolete pellet ‘skin’, from an Old French diminutive of pel ‘skin’, from Latin pellis ‘skin’, or a back-formation from peltry
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