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View usage for: (mɔːl) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense mauls, present participle mauling, past tense, past participle mauled1. verbIf you are mauled by an animal, you are violently attacked by it and badly injured. He had been mauled by a bear. [be VERB-ed + by] The dog went berserk and mauled one of the girls. [VERB noun] Synonyms: mangle, claw, lacerate, tear More Synonyms of maul 2. verb [usually passive]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] More Synonyms of maul (mɔːl) verb (transitive)1. to handle clumsily; paw noun3. a heavy two-handed hammer suitable for driving piles, wedges, etc 4. rugby a contest between the two packs of forwards to gain control of the ball when it is held by a standing player Compare ruck1 (sense 3) Derived forms mauler (ˈmauler) noun Word origin C13: from Old French mail, from Latin malleus hammer. See mallet (mɔl) noun1. a very heavy hammer or mallet, often of wood, for driving stakes, wedges, etc. verb transitive2. to injure by beating or tearing; bruise or lacerate 3. to handle roughly or clumsily; manhandle; paw SIMILAR WORDS: beat Derived forms mauler (ˈmauler) noun Word origin Early ModE phonetic sp. of ME malle < OFr maile < L malleus, a hammer: see malleable British English: maul VERB If you are mauled by an animal, you are attacked and badly injured by it. He had been mauled by a bear. - American English: maul
- Brazilian Portuguese: machucar
- Chinese: > 袭击动物
- European Spanish: magullar
- French: mutiler
- German: übel zurichten
- Italian: straziare
- Japanese: 襲われ大けがをする
- Korean: 크게 다치다
- European Portuguese: magoar
- Latin American Spanish: magullar
Chinese translation of 'maul' vt - [lion, bear, dog etc]
伤(傷)害 (shānghài) - (= criticize)
抨击(擊) (pēngjī)
Definition to tear with the claws He has been mauled by a cat. Synonyms mangulate (Australian, slang) Definition to handle roughly or clumsily The troops were severely mauled before evacuating the island. Synonyms beat up (informal) work over (slang) rough up handle roughly knock about or around beat or knock seven bells out of (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition to ill-treat violently People responsible for abusing prisoners must be held accountable. Synonyms ill-treat, wrong, damage, hurt, injure, harm, mar, spoil, oppress, maul, molest, dump on (slang, US), impose upon, manhandle, rough up, brutalize, shit on (taboo, slang), maltreat, misapply, handle roughly, knock about or around Definition to hit repeatedly He battered his opponent around the head. Synonyms beat, hit, strike, knock, assault, smash, punch, belt (informal), deck (slang), bang, bash (informal), lash, thrash, pound, lick (informal), buffet, flog, maul, pelt, clobber (slang), smite, wallop (informal), pummel, tonk (informal), cudgel, thwack, lambast(e), belabour, dash against, beat the living daylights out of, lay one on (slang), drub, beat or knock seven bells out of (informal) Definition to strike with a series of violent blows He lost the boxing match and was badly beaten by his opponent. Synonyms batter, break, hit, strike, knock, punch, belt (informal), whip, deck (slang), bruise, bash (informal), sock (slang), lash, chin (slang), pound, smack, thrash, cane, thump, lick (informal), buffet, clout (informal), flog, whack (informal), maul, clobber (slang), wallop (informal), tonk (informal), cudgel, thwack (informal), lambast(e), lay one on (slang), drub, tan (informal), lam (informal), beat or knock seven bells out of (informal) - mature
- maturity
- maudlin
- maul
- maunder
- mausoleum
- maverick
Additional synonymsDefinition to scrape, tear, or dig with claws or nails The wolf clawed at the tree and howled the whole night. Synonyms scratch, tear, dig, rip, scrape, graze, maul, scrabble, mangle, mangulate (Australian, slang), lacerateDefinition to tear (the flesh) jaggedly Its claws lacerated his thighs. Synonyms tear, cut, wound, rend (literary), rip, slash, claw, maim, mangle, mangulate (Australian, slang), gash, jagDefinition to handle or push someone about roughly Foreign journalists were manhandled by the police. Synonyms rough up, pull, push, paw (informal), maul, handle roughly, knock about or around Definition to accost or attack someone, esp. a woman or child, with the intention of assaulting her or him sexually He was accused of sexually molesting a colleague. Synonyms abuse, attack, hurt, injure, harm, interfere with, assail, accost, manhandle, ill-treat, maltreatDefinition to strike repeatedly with the fists He trapped Conn in a corner and pummelled him ferociously. Synonyms beat, punch, pound, strike, knock, belt (informal), hammer, bang, batter, thump, clobber (slang), lambast(e), beat the living daylights out of, rain blows upon, beat or knock seven bells out of (informal) Definition to pull apart or to pieces Canine teeth are for tearing flesh. Synonyms pull apart, claw, lacerate, sever, mutilate, mangle, mangulate (Australian, slang) Definition to defeat totally They thrashed their opponents 5-0. Synonyms defeat, beat, hammer (informal), stuff (slang), tank (slang), crush, overwhelm, slaughter (informal), lick (informal), paste (slang), rout, maul, trounce, clobber (slang), run rings around (informal), wipe the floor with (informal), make mincemeat of (informal), blow someone out of the water (slang), drub, beat someone hollow (British, informal) |