maul

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into them, or in combat.
2. A situation where the player carrying the ball, who must be on his feet, is held by one or more opponents, and one or more of the ball carrier's team mates bind onto the ball carrier.

Verb

1. To handle someone or something in a rough way.
2. (usually) To savage; to cause serious physical wounds.
3. (figuratively) To criticise harshly.
4. (transitive) To beat with a maul.
5. (slang) To play rough, to fondle intensively.

Sinonieme

mallet

beetle

🪲

batter

gavel

hammer

🔨

sledgehammer

beat

mangle

club

clobber

maltreat

pound

💷

savage

mistreat

knob

bruise

thrash

hurt

cudgel

wound

damage

mall

sledge

impinge

injure

jerk

knock

knock about

larrup

manhandle

molest

moron

mutilate

pommel

poop

💩

rammer

rap

sap

shatter

shillalah

shillelagh

shroud

slat

smash

smite

strike

strong-arm

swat

swingle

thump

Vertalings

mazza

maltratar

malho

maglio

tokmak

mazo

🔨

malhar

🔨

toetakelen

almádena

misshandeln

destrozar

beschädigen

maltrattare

marreta

masse

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/mɔːl/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: malle

In summary

From Middle English malle (“mace, maul”), from Anglo-Norman mail, from Old French mail, from Latin malleus (“hammer”). Doublet of malleus.