welt Antonyms
Strongest:
- smack
- knee
- lash
- clip
- cuff
- thump
- punch
- thud
- bang
- hook
- sock
- blow
- slap
- belt
- poke
- pound
- hit
- lick
- spank
- stroke
- whack
- swipe
- stripe
- knock
Strong:
- wham
- box
- biff
- hand
- thwack
- switch
- bash
- pelt
- slug
- dab
- douse
- chop
- whop
- bust
- wallop
- clap
- swat
- fillip
- beat
- bop
- whap
- plump
- hack
- smash
- clout
- haymaker
- bat
- pounding
- licking
- rap
- crack
- kick
- pick
- buffet
- left
- slam
- stinger
Weak:
- body-blow
- battering
- bastinado
- shiver
- cruncher
- larrup
- roundhouse
- knockdown
- swing
- beating
- counter
- pummelling
- ko
- one-two
- sidewinder
- pasting
- sucker-punch
- thrashing
- right-hander
- right
- counterblow
- hammering
- rabbit-punch
- whip
- counterpunch
- counterstroke
- drubbing
- uppercut
- knockout
- flogging
- whipping
- cudgelling
- pummeling
Meaning of welt
welt (n)
a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
a raised or strengthened seam
welt (v)
beat severely with a whip or rod
put a welt on
welt (n.)
That which, being sewed or otherwise fastened to an edge or border, serves to guard, strengthen, or adorn it
A small cord covered with cloth and sewed on a seam or border to strengthen it; an edge of cloth folded on itself, usually over a cord, and sewed down.
A hem, border, or fringe.
In shoemaking, a narrow strip of leather around a shoe, between the upper leather and sole.
In steam boilers and sheet-iron work, a strip riveted upon the edges of plates that form a butt joint.
In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it.
In machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of which the heel is formed.
A narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not extending around the ends.
welt (v. t.)
To furnish with a welt; to sew or fasten a welt on; as, to welt a boot or a shoe; to welt a sleeve.
To wilt.
welt Sentence Examples
- The boxer's face bore a welt from the brutal knockout blow.
- A large welt formed on her arm after the bee sting.
- The whip left a raised welt across the slave's back.
- The welt on his hand stung with pain after he accidentally hammered his thumb.
- A welt appeared on her ankle where the tight shoes rubbed against her skin.
- The welt spread rapidly, indicating an allergic reaction to the mosquito bite.
- The sun's intense rays left a welt on her forehead, despite her wearing sunscreen.
- A welt on the tree's trunk indicated where the lightning had struck.
- The welt on her leg was a reminder of the painful encounter with the barbed wire.
- The welt on the egg's shell suggested that it was slightly stale.
FAQs About the word welt
a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions, a raised or strengthened seam, beat severely with a wh
smack, knee, lash, clip, cuff, thump, punch, thud, bang, hook
No antonyms found.
The boxer's face bore a welt from the brutal knockout blow.
A large welt formed on her arm after the bee sting.
The whip left a raised welt across the slave's back.
The welt on his hand stung with pain after he accidentally hammered his thumb.