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pulto

pulto, to beat, strike, knock

pulto, āre, v. freq. a. [collat. form of pulso, from pello],
  • to beat, strike, knock (ante-class.; cf. Quint. 1, 4, 14): pectus digitis pultat, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 47 (202): ostium, Ter. Ad. 637: fores, id. Heaut. 275: januam, Plaut. Poen. 3, 4, 30 (740): aedes, id. Most. 2, 1, 56 (403).—Absol., of knocking at the door, Plaut. As. 2, 3, 2 (382): placide, id. Men. 1, 2, 65 (174): pedibus, id. Most. 1, 2, 23 (106).

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