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to maul

to maul

29 7.2
To injure someone or something by rough, violent attack, often by an animal
  • verb
  • /mɔl/
  • NSFW
: destrozar
  • "Young men were mauled in street battles, and many were arrested and sent to jail."
  • badly mauled

And there was a, a scene where we were filming the sharks like mauling this guy.

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Examples

  • Recently, a farmer was mauled to death outside the woods.

    Werewolf Cabal (2022)

  • Try not to get mauled.

    Car Dogs (2016)

  • Every so often, when they all band together, they do manage to maul some people.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • And he was mauled for this.

  • Now, this is for that poor woman that you mauled.

    Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023)

  • Got mauled to death by a wild ape.

    Restless (2011)

  • He wasn't just killed, he was mauled to death, as if by a wild animal.

    John Henry Balch: Congressional Medal of Honor (2018)

  • The tigress badly mauled the poacher after he shot her, nearly killing him.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The bill was dubbed "Haley's Act" after Haley Hilderbrand, who was mauled to death in 2005 while posing with a tiger.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The bear began to maul the unsuspecting intruder in the campsite.

Synonyms

to abuse
vsto maul
  • NSFW
344 3.7

To treat a person or animal cruelly to harm them

focuses on violent rough physical harm rather than harmful words or general cruelty
to maim
vsto maul
  • NSFW
35 7.0

To seriously injure someone so they lose use of a body part or have it badly damaged

causes injury through rough violent handling often without permanent disfigurement
to mangle
vsto maul
  • NSFW
21 6.1

To badly cut, tear, or crush and cause a serious physical injury

is about violent rough handling rather than specific cutting or crushing
to maltreat
vsto maul
  • NSFW
3 7.4

To be cruel to a person or animal

means cruel or unfair treatment often without the strong physical roughness
to merc
vsto maul
  • Offensive
1 9.9

To kill or seriously hurt someone quickly

focuses on violent rough handling rather than decisive killing or defeat
to sandbag
vsto maul
  • Informal
1 7.5

To hit or attack someone unexpectedly and unfairly

involves violent rough handling rather than a secretive or unfair surprise attack

Antonyms

to heal
481 1.2

To become healthy again after an injury, illness, or emotional pain

Compounds

maul oak
  • US
9.9

A medium-sized evergreen tree with oblong, leathery leaves that often have spiny edges and grows in dry southwestern North America

How Violent

to kill
  • NSFW
∞ 1.0
to mangle
  • NSFW
21 6.1
to maul
  • NSFW
29 7.2
to injure
53 1.6
to hurt
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

maul infinitive
mauled past
mauled past participle
mauling present participle
mauls third person singular

Etymology

Maul comes from an old word for a 'heavy hammer' and is related to mallet. Imagine being hit or ripped like by a big hammer — that's why maul now means to injure or badly damage someone or something.