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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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   • U

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