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Definition/Meaning

(verb)

to forcefully and repeatedly throwing things at someone or something; to attack someone/something by repeatedly and forcefully throwing things at them/it;

e.g. The little boys stopped to pelt the rat with stones.

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Similar Words

Apoplexy

Badger

Bang

Barrel

Bash

Baste

Bat

Batter

Bearskin

Beat

Beaver

Belabor

Belt

Birch

Blast

Blaze

Blow

Bludgeon

Bolt

Bomb

Bop

Bowl

Box

Buffet

Bunt

Bust

Buzz

Careen

Career

Cast

Catapult

Chase

Chock

Chop

Chuck

Clap

Clip

Clout

Club

Course

Crack

Cuff

Curry

Dab

Dash

Do

Douse

Drive

Drub

Fib

Fire

Fling

Fly

Fur

Hack

Hammer

Heave

Hide

Hit

Hook

Hump

Hurl

Hurry

Hurtle

Hustle

It

Jet

Jump

Kneecap

Knock

Lace

Lather

Launch

Leather

Lick

Lob

Loft

Maul

Motor

Ostrich

Outpace

Paddle

Peg

Pitch

Plump

Poke

Punch

Rabbit

Rap

Rip

Rocket

Run

Rush

Rustle

Scurry

Scuttle

Shoot

Skin

Slam

Slap

Slate

Sling

Slug

Smack

Smash

Sock

Spank

Speed

Stripe

Stroke

Swat

Swipe

Switch

Tan

Tear

Thrash

Throw

Thud

Thump

Thwack

Toss

Travel

Wallop

Welt

Whack

Wham

Whip

Whisk

Zip

Zoom

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Opposite Words

Amble

Dally

Dawdle

Decelerate

Dillydally

Drag

Lag

Linger

Loiter

Lumber

Plod

Poke

Saunter

Shuffle

Stroll

Tarry

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Related Words

Accelerate

Arrow

Assail

Assault

Attack

Badger

Bang

Bash

Bastinado

Bat

Battering

Bearskin

Beating

Beaver

Beeline

Beetle

Belt

Beset

Birch

Blackjack

Blast

Bludgeon

Bob

Bonk

Bop

Bowl

Box

Buck

Bust

Calfskin

Cane

Chamois

Chop

Clap

Clip

Clobber

Clock

Clout

Coat

Counter

Counterblow

Counterpunch

Counterstroke

Cowhide

Crack

Cripple

Cruncher

Cudgel

Cuff

Dart

Dash

Daze

Disable

Discharge

Drubbing

Eject

Fast-forward

Fire

Flagellate

Fleece

Flip

Flit

Fox

Fur

Fustigate

Gallop

Gore

Gun

Hair

Hammer

Hand

Hide

Hit

Hook

Horsewhip

Impel

Incapacitate

Jacket

Jog

KO

Kick

Knee

Knock

Knockdown

Knockout

Lacerate

Lam

Lame

Leather

Left

Licking

Loose

Maim

Mangle

Mink

Mutilate

Mutilation

Nail

One-two

Outpace

Outrun

Outstrip

Overtake

Pass

Paste

Pile

Pistol-whip

Pound

Precipitate

Project

Propel

Punch

Quicken

Rabbit

Raid

Rap

Rawhide

Rifle

Right

Right-hander

Rock

Roll

Roundhouse

Run

Rush

Sable

Scamper

Scourge

Scud

Scuffle

Seal

Sheep

Shiver

Shoot

Sidewinder

Skin

Slam

Slap

Slash

Slog

Smack

Smash

Smite

Sock

Spank

Sprint

Stampede

Storm

Strap

Streak

Stricken

Strike

Stun

Suede

Swat

Swing

Swipe

Tag

Tan

Thrash

Thrashing

Thrust

Thump

Thwack

Trip

Uppercut

Wallop

Walloping

Whack

Whale

Wham

Whip

Whipping

Whiz

Whomp

Wool

Wound

Zap

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