Maul Definition

môl
mauled, mauling, mauls
noun
A very heavy ax or mallet, for driving stakes, wedges, etc.
Webster's New World
A heavy hammer having a wedge-shaped head and used for splitting logs.
American Heritage
A play in Rugby in which a mass of players gathers around a ball carrier being tackled and attempts to gain possession of the ball when it is released.
American Heritage
The mass of players during such a play.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
verb
mauled, mauling, mauls
To injure by beating or tearing; bruise or lacerate.
Webster's New World
To defeat handily.
The home team was mauled in the season opener.
American Heritage
To handle roughly or clumsily; manhandle; paw.
Webster's New World
To split (wood) with a maul and wedge.
American Heritage

To handle someone or something in a rough way.

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Other Word Forms of Maul

Noun

Singular:
maul
Plural:
mauls

Origin of Maul

  • Middle English malle (“mace, maul"), from Anglo-Norman mail, from Old French mail, from Latin malleus (“hammer")

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English malle from Old French mail from Latin malleus melə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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