pelt
     n 1: the dressed hairy coat of a mammal [syn: {fur}]
     2: body covering of a living animal [syn: {hide}, {skin}]
     v 1: cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile; "They
          pelted each other with snowballs" [syn: {bombard}]
     2: attack and bombard with or as if with missiles; "pelt the
        speaker with  questions" [syn: {pepper}]
     3: rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring
        outside!" [syn: {pour}, {stream}, {rain cats and dogs}, {rain
        buckets}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0