to welt
- verb
- /wɛlt/
- Offensive
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azotar
- Nina's hand slid between her thighs, pushing the hard welted seam of her cotton pajamas into her.
Examples
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She tried to avoid being welted during the game of tag but ended up with a bruise on her arm.
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After falling off his bike, he noticed that the fall had welted his leg where it hit the pavement.
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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
133
4.4
To hit something with a long thin object or move it quickly and forcefully
46
6.7
Hit something many times, usually with your fists
36
4.8
To hit something forcefully with a whip
19
7.0
To hit someone hard with a whip or rod
18
8.3
Hit someone with a whip or stick as punishment
7
6.5
Hit someone hard, often as punishment or in a fight
5
8.2
To beat someone with a strip of leather as punishment
1
8.4
To beat someone with a whip or stick as punishment
1
9.3
To beat someone severely with a whip
To mark the skin with raised ridges by hitting or rubbing repeatedly
Antonyms
How Hard
Surface Forms
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.