Mutilate
Mutilate verb - To cause severe or permanent injury to.
Usage example: was lucky not to be mutilated in the car crash
Pelt and mutilate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pelt" instead a verb "Mutilate".
Nearby Words: mutilation, mutilating
Pelt
Pelt verb - To strike repeatedly.
Usage example: pelted the other kids with pebbles
Common collocations
| man | mutilate man | pelt man |
| girlfriend | mutilate girlfriend | pelt girlfriend |
| target | mutilate target | pelt target |
| opponent | mutilate opponent | pelt opponent |
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Pelt and Mutilate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mutilate/pelt
Mutilate & Pelt. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/mutilate/pelt>.
Pelt or Mutilate. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mutilate/pelt.
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