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Definition of Maul
1. Verb. Split (wood) with a maul and wedges.
2. Noun. A heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges.
3. Verb. Injure badly by beating.
Entails: Injure, Wound, Mar, Mutilate
Generic synonyms: Blemish, Deface, Disfigure
Derivative terms: Mangler, Mauler
Definition of Maul
1. n. A heavy wooden hammer or beetle.
2. v. t. To beat and bruise with a heavy stick or cudgel; to wound in a coarse manner.
Definition of Maul
1. Noun. A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into it, or in combat. ¹
2. Noun. (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. ¹
3. Verb. To handle someone or something in a rough way. ¹
4. Verb. To savage; to cause serious physical wounds (usually by an animal). ¹
5. Verb. (figuratively) To criticise harshly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Maul
1. to injure by beating [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Maul
1. A heavy wooden hammer or beetle. Alternative forms: mall. See: Mall a hammer. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)