maul (redirected from malled)

maul  (môl) n. 1. also mall (môl) a. A heavy, long-handled hammer used especially to drive stakes, piles, or wedges. b. A heavy hammer having a wedge-shaped head and used for splitting logs. 2. Sports a. 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. b. The mass of players during such a play. tr.v. mauled also malled, maul·ing also mall·ing, mauls also malls 1. To injure by or as if by beating: The boxer mauled the other fighter. The critics mauled the novelist's first effort. See Synonyms at batter1. 2. To handle roughly: The package was mauled by the careless messenger. 3. To split (wood) with a maul and wedge. [Middle English malle, from Old French mail, from Latin malleus; see mel- in Indo-European roots.] mauler n.

maul

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maul [mɔːl]

vb (tr)

1. to handle clumsily; paw

2. to batter or lacerate

n

1. (Engineering / Tools) a heavy two-handed hammer suitable for driving piles, wedges, etc.

2. (Team Sports / Rugby) Rugby a loose scrum that forms around a player who is holding the ball and on his feet

[from Old French mail, from Latin malleus hammer. See mallet]

mauler  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	maul - a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges sledgehammer, sledge hammer - a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
Verb	1.	maul - split (wood) with a maul and wedges cleave, rive, split - separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone"
	2.	maul - injure badly by beating mangle blemish, deface, disfigure - mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue"

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maul

verb

1. mangle, claw, lacerate, tear He had been mauled by a bear.

2. ill-treat, beat, abuse, batter, thrash, beat up (informal), molest, work over (slang), pummel, manhandle, rough up, handle roughly, knock about or around The troops were severely mauled before evacuating the island.

Translations

maul [mɔːl]

A. VT

1. (lit) [tiger, bear] → atacar y malherir
to maul sb to death → atacar y matar a algn

2. (fig) [+ writer, play] → vapulear; [+ text] → destrozar, arruinar; [+ team, competitor, candidate] → arrollar
he got badly mauled in the press → la prensa lo vapuleó, la prensa lo puso como un trapo

B. N (Rugby) → melé f espontánea

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maul [ˈmɔːl] vt

[animal] → mettre en pièces
He was mauled by a bear → Il a été mis en pièces par un ours.

(fig)
He was mauled by the tabloids → Il a été mis en pièces par les tabloïds.

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maul

vt → übel zurichten; (fig) writer, play etc → verreißen

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maul [mɔːl] vt (subj, tiger) → dilaniare, sbranare
mauled to death → sbranato/a vivo/a

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maul [mɔːl] vt (subj, tiger) → dilaniare, sbranare
mauled to death → sbranato/a vivo/a

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maul

v maul [moːl]

(especially of an animal) to injure (a person or animal) usually badly He was badly mauled by an angry lion. moker يَنْهَش، يَجْرَح، يَشْلَخ ранявам zle zřídit mishandle übel zurichten καταξεσκίζω herir, magullar (puruks) kiskuma صدمه دیدن raadella lacérer לְשַׁסֵע क्षतविक्षत करना izbiti, izmlatiti (szét)marcangol menganiaya, menyakiti misþyrma straziare ひどく傷つける 다치게 하다 sumaitoti, sužaloti []plosīt; []kropļot melukai toetakelen skamfere, mishandle pokaleczyć ferir a schi­lodi терзать, калечить doriadiť zmrcvariti teško povrediti illa tilltyga, mörbulta (สัตว์) กัดฉีก yaralamak 傷害, 打傷 бити; калічити بری طرح سے زخمی کرنا đối xử thô bạo 打伤