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- DictionaryMaul/môl/
verb
- 1. (of an animal) wound (a person or animal) by scratching and tearing: "the herdsmen were mauled by lions"
noun
- 1. a tool with a heavy head and a handle, used for tasks such as ramming, crushing, and driving wedges; a beetle.
Definition of maul verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Maul is both the name of a heavy hammer, and also a verb meaning beating and scratching. Tigers, lions, bears––animals with powerful paws and sharp claws, will maul their victims.
Origin of maul 1 First recorded in 1200–50; (noun) Middle English malle, from Old French mail “mallet, hammer,” from Latin malleus “hammer”; (verb) Middle English mallen, from Old French maillier, derivative of noun
6 days ago · noun. 1. a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges. 2. archaic. a heavy club or mace. transitive verb. 3. to handle or use roughly. The book was badly mauled by its borrowers.
maul. maul somebody/something to touch someone or something in an unpleasant and/or violent way She was mauled by guards at the border. Definition of maul verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to criticize someone or something very badly: [ often passive ] His film was mauled by critics. (Definition of maul from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of maul. in Chinese (Traditional) 動物, （動物用齒或爪子）襲擊，傷害, 批評… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 动物, （动物用齿或爪子）袭击，伤害, 批评… See more. in Spanish.
MAUL meaning: 1 : to attack and injure (someone) in a way that cuts or tears skin to attack (someone) and cause a bloody injury often used figuratively; 2 : to touch or handle (someone) in a rough sexual way.
