maul Antonyms

Meaning of maul

Wordnet

maul (n)

a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges

Wordnet

maul (v)

split (wood) with a maul and wedges

injure badly by beating

Webster

maul (n.)

A heavy wooden hammer or beetle.

Webster

maul (v. t.)

To beat and bruise with a heavy stick or cudgel; to wound in a coarse manner.

To injure greatly; to do much harm to.

maul Sentence Examples

  1. The rottweiler mauled the postman, leaving him with severe injuries.
  2. The grizzly bear mauled the hiker, causing fatal wounds.
  3. The lion mauled the antelope, ripping it to shreds.
  4. The pit bull mauled the neighborhood cat, sparking outrage in the community.
  5. The boxer mauled the Chihuahua, sending it to the emergency vet.
  6. The shark mauled the swimmer, leaving behind a trail of blood in the water.
  7. The tiger mauled the zookeeper, breaking their bones and causing extensive lacerations.
  8. The wolves mauled the deer, leaving its carcass behind as a warning to others.
  9. The machete-wielding attacker mauled his victim, leaving them in critical condition.
  10. The wildfire mauled the forest, leaving behind a blackened and desolate landscape.

FAQs About the word maul

a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges, split (wood) with a maul and wedges, injure badly by beatingA heavy wooden hammer or beetle., To bea

beat, manhandle, maltreat, ambush, torture, injure, mishandle, rough (up),abuse, attack

pet, caress, fondle, caress, fondle, pet, care (for), coddle, foster, nurture

The rottweiler mauled the postman, leaving him with severe injuries.

The grizzly bear mauled the hiker, causing fatal wounds.

The lion mauled the antelope, ripping it to shreds.

The pit bull mauled the neighborhood cat, sparking outrage in the community.