PELT

• (noun) body covering of a living animal

  synonyms : hide , skin

• (noun) the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

  synonyms : fur

• (verb) attack and bombard with or as if with missiles

  "pelt the speaker with questions"

  synonyms : pepper

• (verb) cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile

  "They pelted each other with snowballs"

  synonyms : bombard

• (verb) rain heavily

  "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"

  synonyms : pour , rain buckets , rain cats and dogs , stream

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