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to welt

to welt

1 8.9
To hit someone and make a raised red mark on their skin
  • verb
  • /wɛlt/
  • Offensive
: azotar
  • Nina's hand slid between her thighs, pushing the hard welted seam of her cotton pajamas into her.

Examples

  • She tried to avoid being welted during the game of tag but ended up with a bruise on her arm.

  • After falling off his bike, he noticed that the fall had welted his leg where it hit the pavement.

  • He could not see the marks of the whipping on his back, but exploration with a fingertip let him know that the skin was welted but not broken.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • The teacher accidentally welted his hand with a ruler during class, leaving a red mark on his skin.

Synonyms

to whip
vsto welt
232 4.4

To hit something with a long thin object or move it quickly and forcefully

is narrower and focuses on striking to make a raised skin mark physically
to lash
vsto welt
95 4.8

To hit something forcefully with a whip

applies when the action aims to create a raised skin mark
to pummel
vsto welt
46 6.7

Hit something many times, usually with your fists

focuses on producing a raised skin mark rather than repeated fist blows
to flog
vsto welt
  • NSFW
18 8.3

Hit someone with a whip or stick as punishment

focuses on striking to leave a raised skin mark rather than discipline
to thrash
vsto welt
  • NSFW
13 6.5

Hit someone hard, often as punishment or in a fight

emphasizes hard force rather than specifically producing raised skin marks
to slash
vsto welt
  • NSFW
2 7.0

To hit someone hard with a whip or rod

is about striking to create raised skin marks rather than general severe beating
to strap
vsto welt
  • Offensive
1 8.2

To beat someone with a strip of leather as punishment

focuses on creating a raised skin mark rather than the instrument used
to wale
vsto welt
1 9.9

To mark the skin with raised ridges by hitting or rubbing repeatedly

focuses on striking someone so as to produce that raised skin mark
to lather
vsto welt
  • NSFW
1 9.3

To beat someone severely with a whip

focuses on making a raised mark rather than only inflicting severe blows
to trounce
vsto welt
  • Offensive
1 8.4

To beat someone with a whip or stick as punishment

aims to produce a raised skin mark rather than general physical harm

Antonyms

to heal
726 1.2

To become healthy again after an injury, illness, or emotional pain

How Hard

to hit
∞ 1.0
to welt
  • Offensive
1 8.9
to slap
472 1.0
tap
57 1.0
to graze
35 3.7

Surface Forms

welt infinitive
welted past
welted past participle
welting present participle
welts third person singular

Etymology

To welt someone by hitting them is tied to the same idea: it means to strike so that the skin shows a raised 'ridge' or mark afterward.