# skelp

> English word · Verb · IPA /skɛlp/

## Definitions
1. To beat or slap with the hand.
2. To beat, pound or hammer.
3. To drive by blows; to drive (hard), to cause to move rapidly.
4. To move briskly along; to run.
5. To rain heavily; (of rain) to fall.

## Etymology
From Middle English skelpen, probably of imitative origin. The noun is from Middle English skelp, from the verb.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/skelp