Maul

  • 81maul — see MALLET …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 82maul — v To hug and kiss. I saw her mauling this other guy and her boyfriend has no idea. 2000s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 83maul — mall …

    American English homophones

  • 84maul — [[t]mɔ͟ːl[/t]] mauls, mauling, mauled 1) VERB If you are mauled by an animal, you are violently attacked by it and badly injured. [be V ed by n] He had been mauled by a bear... [V n] The dog went berserk and mauled one of the girls. Syn: attack …

    English dictionary

  • 85maul — mɔːl n. hammer, sledge hammer; brawl v. wound, crush, mutilate; behave crudely; handle roughly or carelessly …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 86maul — alum …

    Anagrams dictionary

  • 87maul v — Would you say that by getting hordes of electronic messages you were being E MAULED? …

    English expressions

  • 88maul — I. n. [Written also Mall.] Beetle, heavy mallet. II. v. a. 1. [Written also Mall.] Beat, bruise, wound, disfigure. 2. Injure grossly, abuse, deform, do much harm to …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 89maul — verb (T) 1 to injure someone badly by tearing their flesh: The woman had been mauled by a panther. 2 to write very unfavourable comments about a new book, play etc: Her latest book was absolutely mauled by the critics. 3 to touch someone in a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 90Maul — 1) A hammer type weapon, with a heavy leaden head on a five foot wooden shaft. (Seward, Desmond. Henry V: The Scourge of God, 223) 2) Long handled mallet often carried by English longbowmen and used as both a weapon and a tool. (Wise, Terence.… …

    Medieval glossary