English Explanatory Dictionary

maul

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into them, or in combat.
  2. 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.
  3. The fruit of the Washingtonia species.
verb
  1. To handle someone or something in a rough way.
  2. To savage; to cause serious physical wounds.
  3. To criticise harshly.
  4. To beat with a maul.
  5. To play rough, to fondle intensively.

Pronunciation

/mɔːl/ en-us-mall.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-maul.wav

Word forms

maul mauls mauling mauled

Etymology

From Middle English malle (“mace, maul”), from Anglo-Norman mail, from Old French mail, from Latin malleus (“hammer”). Doublet of malleus.

Synonyms

club mace abuse mishandle misuse harm wound annoy bewound damage damnify dere do damage to do for do ill do violence to forwork grieve harrow hurt injure maul misdo put someone in hospital scaith scathe vulnerate wet castigate excoriate admonish animadvert bash bawl out slash lash blame scorch blast berate berisp censure charge chastise chew out chide condemn criticize denounce denunciate deprecate derogate dispraise drag dress down eat someone alive find fault fulminate get at get down

Related words

ruck scrum mall mallet

Derived words

driving maul maul oak bemaul maulee mauler unmauled
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