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单词 maul
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maul

1 of 2

noun

ˈmȯl How to pronounce maul (audio)
: a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges
also : a tool like a sledgehammer with one wedge-shaped end that is used to split wood

maul

2 of 2

verb

mauled; mauling; mauls

transitive verb

1
: beat, bruise
2
: mangle sense 1
3
: to handle roughly
mauler noun

Synonyms

Verb

  • maltreat
  • manhandle
  • mishandle
  • rough (up)
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Example Sentences

Verb A bear killed one hiker and badly mauled the other. demonstrators who claimed that they had been mauled by the police
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
York then allegedly threw a lighter at the family member and chased both with a maul. Fox News, 1 Sep. 2021 The constant tone of derision in all their conversations would split them apart faster than a maul splits a log. Dominic Pino, National Review, 27 May 2021 Did a Bigfoot maul and kill three men on a cannabis farm in Northern California? Ew Staff, EW.com, 20 Apr. 2021 Years of experience lends one the ability to look at a chunk of wood and figure out where the knots are and where to strike and split with the splitting maul. Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Apr. 2020 Paylor, a 6-foot-5, 235-pound sophomore lock, was dragged down by the neck by an opponent, who held Paylor’s neck in the crook of his arm as the maul (a cluster of players) collapsed. Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 12 Apr. 2020 This time the ball was adjudged to have been passed forward in the maul -- a controversial decision which left English supporters in the crowd shaking their heads. Matias Grez, CNN, 26 Oct. 2019 Trailing 12-0 after eight minutes, the Welsh were also 19-10 behind and being dominated by France when Vahaamahina elbowed Wales flanker Aaron Wainwright in the face in a maul and was shown a red card in the 49th minute. Steve Douglas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2019 Uruguay flanker Santiago Civetta’s yellow card for a professional foul opened the way for a Wales penalty try from a rolling maul, and 21-6. San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2019
Verb
Can maul like an interior lineman, but his athleticism is best suited for tackle. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Apr. 2022 These lapses maul the credibility of the mainstream media at a time when critics see them as straightforward confirmation of their suspicions: that collusive media outlets assign false narratives to their foot soldiers. Washington Post, 1 May 2021 Jon Gruden has constructed an impressive offense that can strike deep, QB Derek Carr now armed with an array of downfield options, and/or simply maul opponents with jackhammer RB Josh Jacobs. Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2020 Teams with simple schemes and strong veteran cores have generally fared better, but only when the coronavirus doesn’t maul their depth charts. Laine Higgins, WSJ, 5 Oct. 2020 Mark Matheny might not have survived had not his hunting partner emptied the contents of a pepper-spray canister into the face of the bear that was mauling him. Keith Mccafferty, Field & Stream, 27 May 2020 Hooper, 25, is a solid but not stunning in-line blocker, who is better suited to chipping defenders than mauling them. Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Jan. 2020 The Tigers have been mauling opponents for the last two months, but the ACC has not provided Clemson any top-flight competition. Ralph D. Russo, Houston Chronicle, 8 Dec. 2019 The lone win came in Houston in 2018, when the Tigers mauled him with four home runs in a 6-3 victory. Chris Thomas, Detroit Free Press, 21 Aug. 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

Middle English malle mace, maul, from Anglo-French mail, from Latin malleus; akin to Old Church Slavonic mlatŭ hammer, Latin molere to grind — more at meal

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

maul 1 of 2

noun

ˈmȯl How to pronounce maul (audio)
1
: a heavy hammer used especially for driving wedges or posts
2
: a sledgehammer with one wedge-shaped end that is used to split wood

maul

2 of 2

verb

mauled; mauling
1
: to attack and injure by biting, cutting, or tearing flesh
Not wishing to be mauled by the dogs … Curly had remained outside the gate … Carl Hiaasen, Hoot
2
: to handle roughly

maul 1 of 2

verb

1
as in to attack
to abuse physically demonstrators who claimed that they had been mauled by the police

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • attack
  • abuse
  • manhandle
  • ambush
  • maltreat
  • injure
  • beat
  • mishandle
  • torture
  • pummel
  • hurt
  • wrestle
  • slap
  • wound
  • knock
  • lick
  • fight
  • mistreat
  • pound
  • thrash
  • drub
  • persecute
  • batter
  • hit
  • roughhouse
  • misuse
  • harm
  • clobber
  • bash
  • pommel
  • rough (up)
  • ill-treat
  • wrong
  • oppress
  • assail
  • jump
  • ill-use
  • buffet
  • torment
  • lambaste
  • lambast
  • gang up (on)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • pet
  • caress
  • fondle
  • pamper
  • coddle
  • nurture
  • foster
  • mollycoddle
  • care (for)
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2
as in to pound
to strike repeatedly the irate store owner was mauling the shoplifter when the police showed up

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • pound
  • lick
  • lash
  • attack
  • pelt
  • whip
  • beat
  • knock
  • hide
  • assault
  • hit
  • smash
  • thump
  • spank
  • pummel
  • bludgeon
  • punch
  • bat
  • slap
  • do
  • slam
  • hammer
  • batter
  • chop
  • thrash
  • bash
  • raid
  • punch out
  • smack
  • wallop
  • paddle
  • pommel
  • flog
  • whale
  • drub
  • birch
  • whack
  • tan
  • club
  • slate
  • belt
  • box
  • storm
  • work over
  • curry
  • thresh
  • wound
  • switch
  • swipe
  • buffet
  • tromp
  • lather
  • whup
  • whap
  • fib
  • bung up
  • swat
  • slog
  • cudgel
  • rush
  • baste
  • lambaste
  • crack
  • beat up on
  • lace
  • lambast
  • belabor
  • whop
  • clobber
  • thwack
  • strap
  • assail
  • lacerate
  • maim
  • cane
  • rough (up)
  • leather
  • wham
  • mutilate
  • lay on
  • mangle
  • scourge
  • cuff
  • mess (up)
  • clout
  • paste
  • sock
  • beset
  • lam
  • bust
  • rawhide
  • pistol-whip
  • gore
  • cowhide
  • flagellate
  • blackjack
  • horsewhip
  • whomp
  • descend (on or upon)
  • fustigate
  • jump (on)
  • pounce (on or upon)

maul

2 of 2

noun

as in hammer

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • hammer
  • sledgehammer
  • bludgeon
  • mallet
  • beetle
  • cudgel
  • cane
  • billy
  • nightstick
  • baton
  • bat
  • truncheon
  • shillelagh
  • waddy
  • mace
  • gavel
  • rod
  • billy club
  • bastinado
  • staff
  • bastinade
  • knobkerrie
  • hickory
  • shillalah
  • birch
  • sap
  • club
  • rattan
  • stave
  • blackjack
  • rung
  • switch
  • crosier
  • walking stick
  • crabstick
  • crook
  • crozier
  • whangee
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