transitive. To pound, to batter; to strike or beat with repeated blows; to thrash; to pelt; †to strike down (obsolete). Cf. pell, v. 2.

transitive. Originally: to deliver repeated blows to (a person or thing), strike repeatedly (now rare, chiefly regional). Later chiefly: spec. to…

transitive. To attack or pelt with small missiles; to drive away with such an attack. Cf. pelt, v.1 1b.

transitive. To pelt with shot, sand, etc.; or with blows thickly falling.