maul
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
Archaic. a heavy club or mace.
to handle or use roughly: The book was badly mauled by its borrowers.
to injure by a rough beating, shoving, or the like; bruise: to be mauled by an angry crowd.
to split with a maul and wedge, as a wooden rail.
Origin of maul
1Other words from maul
- maul·er, noun
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How to use maul in a sentence
maul became the party chairman of his city council district starting around 2016.
Oath Keepers in the State House: How a Militia Movement Took Root in the Republican Mainstream | by Isaac Arnsdorf | October 20, 2021 | ProPublicaA splitting maul is basically a heavy steel wedge on a wood, fiberglass, or metal handle.
These are the best log splitters to chop time and energy off splitting firewood | Irena Collaku | June 25, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe wedge-shaped maul head is specifically designed for, and highly efficient at, splitting—significantly better than the thin, relatively lightweight head of an axe.
These are the best log splitters to chop time and energy off splitting firewood | Irena Collaku | June 25, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe maul takes up almost no storage space and requires no maintenance.
These are the best log splitters to chop time and energy off splitting firewood | Irena Collaku | June 25, 2021 | Popular-ScienceA wedge-shaped splitting maul is still the simplest, most reliable, most portable tool for splitting firewood.
These are the best log splitters to chop time and energy off splitting firewood | Irena Collaku | June 25, 2021 | Popular-Science
With a lot of forethought, he wields an 8-pound maul through timber.
Another man, Stephen maul of San Francisco, was arrested on two separate occasions in 2000 for biting his dog.
Woman Bites Her Dog, Illinois Police Say, Charging Analise Garner With the Assault | Michael Daly | May 1, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThere are few things more congenial to certain gentlemen than a chance to maul an easy victim.
Where the Pavement Ends | John RussellIgnorant societies for the "suppression of vice" maul over our literature and our art.
The Behavior of Crowds | Everett Dean MartinThe carpenter, in the eyes of her, swung his maul and knocked out the pin of the chain-stopper, shouting “Stand clear!”
The Viking Blood | Frederick William WallaceOscar had asked when he saw the maul-rings taken out of the wagon on their arrival and unloading.
The Boy Settlers | Noah BrooksIt was probably a case of numbness; you maul your thumb with a hammer and it will hurt just so long before it stops.
Highways in Hiding | George Oliver Smith
British Dictionary definitions for maul
/ (mɔːl) /
to handle clumsily; paw
to batter or lacerate
a heavy two-handed hammer suitable for driving piles, wedges, etc
rugby a loose scrum that forms around a player who is holding the ball and on his feet
Origin of maul
1Derived forms of maul
- mauler, noun
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