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Meanings of maul in English

Portuguese
malho
Catalan
mall
Spanish
macho
Wikidata

A heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges.

malho
Portuguese
desfigurar
Catalan
mutilar
Spanish
destrozar

Injure badly by beating.

desfigurar
Usage of maul in English
1
When done well a maul with momentum is almost impossible to stop.
Reuters
2
The leopard knocked the old boy flat and began to maul him.
The Adventures of Kathlyn
3
They crossed the line from a maul, but the try was disallowed.
Reuters
4
If we didn't make it, the bear would surely maul us alive.
Eve
5
The first came from Zani, who went over from a lineout maul.
The South African
6
I would I had my maul and skinning-knife here to defend myself.
The Junior Classics, Volume 7: Stories of Courage and Heroism
7
Herchel swung the butt end of a maul into the last stake.
The marrowbone marble company
8
Obama was convinced that he could count on Biden to maul McCain.
Game change: obama and the clintons, mccain and palin, and the r...
9
The ability to defend the driving maul and cut out basic errors.
The South African
10
They'll maul the kriff out of anyone that gets in your way.
From a Certain Point of View
11
They looked as if they could most shamelessly kiss and maul her.
The Light of the Western Stars
12
The table shattered as if it had been hammered with a maul.
Worldwinder
13
Yohan grabbed a rock-headed maul and started hammering stakes into the ground.
The brazen gambit
14
Hence tomorrow's lineout maul will be a fascinating battle in the jungle.
The Irish Times
15
I saw a man hit in the brow with a maul once.
A clash of kings
16
A scrum penalty followed by a penalty at a line-out maul was ideal.
The Guardian
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