Pepper \Pep"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Peppered; p. pr. & vb. n. Peppering.]

1. To sprinkle or season with pepper. [1913 Webster]

2. Figuratively: To shower shot or other missiles, or blows, upon; to pelt; to fill with shot, or cover with bruises or wounds; as, to pepper him with buckshot. "I have peppered two of them." "I am peppered, I warrant, for this world." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

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Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

Pepper \Pep"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Peppered; p. pr. & vb. n. Peppering.]

1. To sprinkle or season with pepper.

2. Figuratively: To shower shot or other missiles, or blows, upon; to pelt; to fill with shot, or cover with bruises or wounds. ``I have peppered two of them.'' ``I am peppered, I warrant, for this world.'' --Shak.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)