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maul
- /mɔːl/
Sounds like mall (one pronunciation), moll (cot–caught merger) · Rhymes with -ɔːl
Where it comes from
From Middle English malle (“mace, maul”), from Anglo-Norman mail, from Old French mail, from Latin malleus (“hammer”). Doublet of malleus.
noun mauls
- A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into them, or in combat.
- 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.
- The fruit of the Washingtonia species.
verb mauls · mauling · mauled
- To handle someone or something in a rough way.
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To savage; to cause serious physical wounds.
The bear mauled him in a terrible way.
Similar: harm, wound, abuse, annoy, bewound, damage, damnify, dere, do damage to, do for, do ill, do violence to
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To criticise harshly.
The latest film by the Cohen brothers was mauled by the press, and was a box-office flop to boot.
Similar: castigate, excoriate, admonish, animadvert, bash, bawl out, tilt, clobber, cannonade, slash, lash, blame
- To beat with a maul.
- To play rough, to fondle intensively. 28 year old big, burly, bearded grizzly looking for other bears to maul me! Facial/body hair, brains a plus!
Translations
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noun heavy, long-handled hammer
| Español | mandarria, mallo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 大錘 /大锤 dàchuí |
| Português | malho, marreta |
| Français | merlin |
| Deutsch | Spalthammer |
| Italiano | maglio, mazza |
| Русский | кува́лда kuválda, колу́н kolún |
| العربية | ميقعة, فِطِّيس fiṭṭīs |
noun rugby
| Русский | схва́тка |
|---|
verb handle in a rough way
| Español | maltratar |
|---|---|
| Português | maltratar |
| Français | maltraiter |
| Deutsch | rücksichtslos anfassen, misshandeln |
| Română | maltrata, abuza |
| Русский | терза́ть terzátʹ, истяза́ть istjazátʹ, му́чить múčitʹ |
verb savage
| Español | tarazar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 殴る naguru |
| 中文 | 毆打 /殴打 ōudǎ, 傷害 /伤害 shānghài |
| Português | malhar |
| Français | amocher |
| Deutsch | zerfleischen, übel zurichten |
| Italiano | sbranare |
| Română | sfâșia, sfârteca |
| Русский | кале́чить kaléčitʹ, покале́чить pokaléčitʹ, искале́чить iskaléčitʹ, растерза́ть rasterzátʹ |
verb to criticise rudely
| Português | maltratar, malhar |
|---|---|
| Français | casser du sucre sur le dos de |
| Deutsch | anmotzen |
| Italiano | strapazzare |
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