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   maul

   /môl/

   verb

   • 1. (of an animal) wound (a person or animal) by scratching and tearing: "the herdsmen were mauled by lions" Similar savageattacktear to pieceslacerateclawmutilatemanglescratch
   • ▪ treat (someone or something) roughly: "the body was badly mauled in battle" Similar molestfeelfondlehandle roughlyhandle clumsilymanhandleinformal:gropepawtouch upgoose
   • ▪ defeat heavily in a game or match: "the team were mauled 4-0 by Manchester City"

   noun

   • 1. a tool with a heavy head and a handle, used for tasks such as ramming, crushing, and driving wedges; a beetle.

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘hammer or wooden club’, also ‘strike with a heavy weapon’): from Old French mail, from Latin malleus ‘hammer’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   The meaning of MAUL is 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. How to use maul in a sentence.

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   MAUL definition: 1. If an animal mauls someone, it attacks that person and injures them with its teeth or claws…. Learn more.

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   Maul definition: a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.. See examples of MAUL used in a sentence.

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   Maul is both the name of a heavy hammer, and also a verb meaning beating and scratching. Tigers, lions, bears––animals with powerful paws and sharp claws, will maul their victims.

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   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 mangle 1. 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.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMAUL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If someone is mauled, they are attacked aggressively, and often harmed in some way. The cable-TV and health-care industries are both being mauled by government. [ be VERB -ed ]

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   Definition of maul verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMAUL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   MAUL definition: 1. If you are mauled by an animal, you are injured by its teeth or claws (= the sharp parts of its…. Learn more.

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › maulmaul | meaning of maul in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English maul maul / mɔːl $ mɒːl / verb [transitive] 1 ATTACK if an animal mauls someone, it injures them badly by tearing their flesh A mentally ill man was mauled after climbing into the lions’ enclosure at London Zoo. 2 CRITICIZE to strongly criticize something, especially a new book, play etc Her ...

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    Maul definition: A heavy, long-handled hammer used especially to drive stakes, piles, or wedges.