verb frequentative transitive

pulto

2nd PP pultāre · conj. 1st

collat. form of pulso, from pello

to beat; strike; knock absol ••

to beat, strike, knock (ante-class.; cf. Quint. 1, 4, 14): pectus digitis pultat, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 47: ostium, Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 3: fores, id. Heaut. 2, 3, 34: januam, Plaut. Poen. 3, 4, 30: aedes, id. Most. 2, 1, 56.—Absol., of knocking at the door, Plaut. As. 2, 3, 2: placide, id. Men. 1, 2, 65: pedibus, id. Most. 1, 2, 23.

Perseus ID: n39546 Key: pulto1