maul

maul

a heavy hammer; to use roughly; to injure
Not to be confused with:mall – a large retail complex; area used as a public walkmoll – a female criminal

maul

M0062300 (môl)n.1. a. A heavy, long-handled hammer used especially to drive stakes, piles, or wedges.b. A heavy hammer having a wedge-shaped head and used for splitting logs.2. Sports a. A play in Rugby in which a mass of players gathers around a ball carrier being tackled and attempts to gain possession of the ball when it is released.b. The mass of players during such a play.tr.v. mauled, maul·ing, mauls 1. a. To injure or mutilate, as by scratching or beating: stories of hikers mauled by wild animals; a boxer who mauled his opponent. See Synonyms at mangle¹.b. To defeat handily: The home team was mauled in the season opener.2. To handle or treat roughly, causing damage: The package was mauled by the careless messenger.3. To split (wood) with a maul and wedge.

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[Middle English malle, from Old French mail, from Latin malleus; see melə- in Indo-European roots.]

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maul′er n.

maul

(mɔːl) vb (tr) 1. to handle clumsily; paw2. to batter or laceraten3. (Tools) a heavy two-handed hammer suitable for driving piles, wedges, etc4. (Rugby) rugby a loose scrum that forms around a player who is holding the ball and on his feet[C13: from Old French mail, from Latin malleus hammer. See mallet] ˈmauler n

maul

(mɔl)

n. 1. a heavy hammer often with a wooden head used esp. for driving stakes or wedges. v.t. 2. to use roughly; manhandle. 3. to injure by rough treatment. [1200–50; Middle English malle < Old French mail mallet, hammer < Latin malleus] maul′er, n.

maul

Past participle: mauled
Gerund: mauling

Imperative
maul
maul

Present
I maul
you maul
he/she/it mauls
we maul
you maul
they maul

Preterite
I mauled
you mauled
he/she/it mauled
we mauled
you mauled
they mauled

Present Continuous
I am mauling
you are mauling
he/she/it is mauling
we are mauling
you are mauling
they are mauling

Present Perfect
I have mauled
you have mauled
he/she/it has mauled
we have mauled
you have mauled
they have mauled

Past Continuous
I was mauling
you were mauling
he/she/it was mauling
we were mauling
you were mauling
they were mauling

Past Perfect
I had mauled
you had mauled
he/she/it had mauled
we had mauled
you had mauled
they had mauled

Future
I will maul
you will maul
he/she/it will maul
we will maul
you will maul
they will maul

Future Perfect
I will have mauled
you will have mauled
he/she/it will have mauled
we will have mauled
you will have mauled
they will have mauled

Future Continuous
I will be mauling
you will be mauling
he/she/it will be mauling
we will be mauling
you will be mauling
they will be mauling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been mauling
you have been mauling
he/she/it has been mauling
we have been mauling
you have been mauling
they have been mauling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been mauling
you will have been mauling
he/she/it will have been mauling
we will have been mauling
you will have been mauling
they will have been mauling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been mauling
you had been mauling
he/she/it had been mauling
we had been mauling
you had been mauling
they had been mauling

Conditional
I would maul
you would maul
he/she/it would maul
we would maul
you would maul
they would maul

Past Conditional
I would have mauled
you would have mauled
he/she/it would have mauled
we would have mauled
you would have mauled
they would have mauled

maul

In Union play, a crowd of opposing players pushing against each other and closing around a player who is carrying the ball. The ball must not touch the ground.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	maul - a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedgessledgehammer, sledgehammer - a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
Verb	1.	maul - split (wood) with a maul and wedgescleave, rive, split - separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone"
	2.	maul - injure badly by beatingmangleblemish, deface, disfigure - mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue"

maul

verb1. mangle, claw, lacerate, tear He had been mauled by a bear.2. ill-treat, beat, abuse, batter, thrash, beat up (informal), molest, work over (slang), pummel, manhandle, rough up, handle roughly, knock about or around The troops were severely mauled before evacuating the island.

maul

verbTo injure or damage, as by abuse or heavy wear:batter, knock about (or around), mangle, rough up.

Translations

伤害

maul

(moːl) verb (especially of an animal) to injure (a person or animal) usually badly. He was badly mauled by an angry lion. (尤指被動物)嚴重傷害 （尤指被动物）伤害