Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to pelt
Participle: pelted
Gerund: pelting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | pelt |
| you | pelt |
| he;she;it | pelts |
| we | pelt |
| you | pelt |
| they | pelt |
Perfect
| I | have pelted |
| you | have pelted |
| he;she;it | has pelted |
| we | have pelted |
| you | have pelted |
| they | have pelted |
Past
| I | pelted |
| you | pelted |
| he;she;it | pelted |
| we | pelted |
| you | pelted |
| they | pelted |
Pluperfect
| I | had pelted |
| you | had pelted |
| he;she;it | had pelted |
| we | had pelted |
| you | had pelted |
| they | had pelted |
Future
| I | will pelt |
| you | will pelt |
| he;she;it | will pelt |
| we | will pelt |
| you | will pelt |
| they | will pelt |
Future Perfect
| I | will have pelted |
| you | will have pelted |
| he;she;it | will have pelted |
| we | will have pelted |
| you | will have pelted |
| they | will have pelted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | pelt |
| you | pelt |
| he;she;it | pelt |
| we | pelt |
| you | pelt |
| they | pelt |
Perfect
| I | have pelted |
| you | have pelted |
| he;she;it | have pelted |
| we | have pelted |
| you | have pelted |
| they | have pelted |
Imperfect
| I | pelted |
| you | pelted |
| he;she;it | pelted |
| we | pelted |
| you | pelted |
| they | pelted |
Pluperfect
| I | had pelted |
| you | had pelted |
| he;she;it | had pelted |
| we | had pelted |
| you | had pelted |
| they | had pelted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would pelt |
| you | would pelt |
| he;she;it | would pelt |
| we | would pelt |
| you | would pelt |
| they | would pelt |
Perfect
| I | would have pelted |
| you | would have pelted |
| he;she;it | would have pelted |
| we | would have pelted |
| you | would have pelted |
| they | would have pelted |
Imperative
| you | pelt |
| we | Let's pelt |
| you | pelt |
Verbs conjugated like 'pelt'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'pelt'
belt,
elt,
felt,
gelt,
melt,
pell,
pert,
pet,
pult,
spelt,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to administer a physical blow
- bang, baste, batter, beat, belabor, blow, boom-boom, buffet, butt, dab, dash, dowse, fetch one a blow, flap, give toco, hammer, hit, kick, knock, lunge, pat, patter, pink, poke, pound, pummel, punch, rap, slam, slap, strike, swap, tap, thrash, thump, thwack, whack, whip, yerk
- beat
- batter, knock, hit, belabor, strike
Antonyms
- beat
- stroke, pat, shelter, protect
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. "to strike" (with something), c.1500, perhaps from an unrecorded O.E. *pyltan, from M.L. *pultiare, from L. pultare "to beat." Or from O.Fr. peloter "to strike with a ball," from pelote "ball" (see pellet).
2. The noun is inherited from Middle English pelt (“skin of a sheep, especially without the wool”); further etymology uncertain, possibly:
3. * from Middle English pellet (“skin of an animal, especially a sheep”), from Anglo-Norman pelette, pellet, and Old French pelete, pelette (“thin layer, film, skin; epidermis; foreskin”), from pel (“skin; garment made of animal skin, pelisse”) (from Latin pellis (“animal skin, hide, pelt; leather; garment made of animal skin”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to cover; to wrap; hide; skin; cloth”)) + -ete (diminutive suffix); or
4. * from Late Latin peletta, pelleta, pelletta (“skin of an animal, especially a sheep”).
5. Related to fell, pilch, film. Also compare Old Norse feldr (“pelt”).
6. The verb is derived from the noun.
7. Cognates
8. * Norwegian Bokmål pels (“fur; fur coat”)
9. * Norwegian Nynorsk pels (“fur; fur coat”)
Sample Sentences
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“ O, George, you didn't do it ! ” “ Do it ? not I ! — but he did. Mas’r and Tom pelted the poor drowning creature with stones. Poor thing ! he looked at me so mournful, as if he wondered why I didn't save him. I had to take a flogging because I wouldn't do it myself. I don't care. [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ Come, look at the gold-fish, ” said St. Clare, taking her hand and stepping on to the verandah. A few moments, and merry laughs were heard through the silken curtains, as Eva and St. Clare were pelting each other with roses, and chasing each other among the alleys of the court.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)