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Määritelmät

Substantiivi

1. The skin of an animal with the hair or wool on; either a raw or undressed hide, or a skin preserved with the hair or wool on it (sometimes worn as a garment with minimal modification).
2. (obsolete, rare) Alternative form of pelta.
3. A tattered or worthless piece of clothing; a rag.
4. A beating or falling down of hailstones, rain, or snow in a shower.
5. (also, figuratively) The skin of an animal (especially a goat or sheep) with the hair or wool removed, often in preparation for tanning.
6. (historical) A small shield, especially one of an approximately elliptical form, or crescent-shaped.
7. (by extension) Anything in a ragged and worthless state; rubbish, trash.
8. (archaic, except, Ireland) A blow or stroke from something thrown.
9. (botany) A flat apothecium with no rim.
10. The fur or hair of a living animal.
11. (archaic, except, Ireland) A verbal insult; a jeer, a jibe, a taunt.
12. (chiefly Ireland, humorous, informal) Human skin, especially when bare; also, a person's hair.
13. (archaic, except, Midlands, Southern England (South West)) A fit of anger; an outburst, a rage.
14. (chiefly Northern England, except in at (full) pelt) An act of moving quickly; a rush.
15. A garment made from animal skins.
16. (falconry) The body of any quarry killed by a hawk; also, a dead bird given to a hawk for food.

Verbi

1. (intransitive, obsolete) To bargain for a better deal; to haggle.
2. To remove the skin from (an animal); to skin.
3. Chiefly followed by from: to remove (the skin) from an animal.
4. To bombard (someone or something) with missiles.
5. (obsolete, rare) To remove feathers from (a bird).
6. To force (someone or something) to move using blows or the throwing of missiles.
7. Of a number of small objects (such as raindrops), or the sun's rays: to beat down or fall on (someone or something) in a shower.
8. Chiefly followed by at: to (continuously) throw (missiles) at.
9. (archaic, except, British, dialectal) To repeatedly beat or hit (someone or something).
10. (figuratively) To assail (someone) with harsh words in speech or writing; to abuse, to insult.
11. Especially of hailstones, rain, or snow: to beat down or fall forcefully or heavily; to rain down.
12. (figuratively) To move rapidly, especially in or on a conveyance.
13. (archaic, also, figuratively) Chiefly followed by at: to bombard someone or something with missiles continuously.
14. (obsolete) To throw out harsh words; to show anger.