welt Synonyms
Strongest:
- smack
- punch
- bang
- swipe
- blow
- thump
- cuff
- pound
- sock
- poke
- spank
- hook
- clip
- stroke
- knock
- hit
- knee
- whack
- slap
- lash
- lick
- thud
- belt
- stripe
Strong:
- slug
- wham
- dab
- stinger
- rap
- kick
- pounding
- swat
- pelt
- haymaker
- crack
- biff
- hand
- bust
- hack
- douse
- thwack
- fillip
- beat
- whap
- licking
- bop
- box
- chop
- slam
- clout
- bash
- switch
- pick
- smash
- whop
- clap
- bat
- plump
- wallop
- left
- buffet
Weak:
- thrashing
- larrup
- ko
- whipping
- counterblow
- roundhouse
- sidewinder
- counterpunch
- one-two
- pummeling
- battering
- cudgelling
- uppercut
- right-hander
- hammering
- counterstroke
- swing
- flogging
- shiver
- right
- bastinado
- body-blow
- rabbit-punch
- pasting
- drubbing
- counter
- pummelling
- whip
- knockout
- knockdown
- cruncher
- sucker-punch
- beating
welt Meaning
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, punch, bang, swipe,blow, thump, cuff, pound, sock, poke
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.
