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Webster 1913 Edition
Maul
Maul
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Mauled
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Mauling
.] 1.
To beat and bruise with a heavy stick or cudgel; to wound in a coarse manner.
Meek modern faith to murder, hack, and
maul
. Pope.
2.
To injure greatly; to do much harm to.
It
mauls
not only the person misrepreseted, but him also to whom he is misrepresented. South.
Webster 1828 Edition
Maul
MAUL
,Noun.
A heavy wooden hammer; written also mall.
MAUL
,Verb.
T.
Meek modern faith to murder, hack and maul.
Definition 2024
Maul
Maul
See also: maul
German
Noun
Maul n (genitive Mauls or Maules, plural Mäuler)
- mouth of an animal
- (pejorative) mouth of a person
- Halt's Maul!
- Shut your mouth!
- Halt's Maul!
Declension
Declension of Maul
See also
- maulen
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mæːʊ̯l/
Noun
Maul f (plural Mailer)
- mouth of an animal
- (pejorative) mouth of a person
maul
maul
See also: Maul
English
Noun
maul (plural mauls)
- A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into it, or in combat.
- (rugby) A situation where the player carrying the ball, who must be on his feet, is held by one or more opponents, and one or more of the ball carrier's team mates bind onto the ball carrier.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- driving maul
- rolling maul
Translations
heavy, long-handled hammer
rugby
See also
Verb
maul (third-person singular simple present mauls, present participle mauling, simple past and past participle mauled)
- To handle someone or something in a rough way.
- To savage; to cause serious physical wounds (usually used of an animal).
- The bear mauled him in a terrible way.
- (figuratively) To criticise harshly.
Translations
handle in a rough way
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savage
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