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maul
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- pronunciation:
- mawl
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a heavy hammer, sometimes with a wooden head, used to drive stakes, piles, or the like.
- synonyms:
- sledge, sledgehammer
- similar words:
- hammer, mallet
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
mauls, mauling, mauled |
| definition 1: |
to injure by beating, clawing, bruising, or the like.
The trainer was mauled by one of the tigers and badly injured.- similar words:
- attack, claw, injure, lather, maim, mutilate, savage, wound
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| definition 2: |
to handle or treat (a person or animal) roughly.
- synonyms:
- rough up
- similar words:
- beat up, knock around, maltreat, manhandle
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| related words: |
batter, disfigure, trounce |
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| derivation: |
mauler (n.) |
The words maul and mall sound alike but have different meanings.
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