'Pelted' definitions:

Definition of 'Pelted'

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  • Pelt \Pelt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pelted; p. pr. & vb. n. Pelting.] [OE. pelten, pulten, pilten, to thrust, throw, strike; cf. L. pultare, equiv. to pulsare (v. freq. fr. pellere to drive), and E. pulse a beating.]
  • 1. To strike with something thrown or driven; to assail with pellets or missiles, as, to pelt with stones; pelted with hail. [1913 Webster]
  • The chidden billows seem to pelt the clouds. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To throw; to use as a missile. [1913 Webster]
  • My Phillis me with pelted apples plies. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

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