"pelt down" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: pelts down [present, singular, third-person], pelting down [participle, present], pelted down [participle, past], pelted down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pelt down (third-person singular simple present pelts down, present participle pelting down, simple past and past participle pelted down)
  1. (intransitive) To rain heavily; to sleet, snow or hail heavily. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Rain

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          "word": "chuck it down"
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