maul

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

masse

brutaliser

déchiqueter

maillet

maltraiter

massue

merlin

mutiler

blesser

éreinter

Synonymes

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

Traductions

mazza

maltratar

malho

maglio

toetakelen

mazo

🔨

tokmak

malhar

🔨

destrozar

misshandeln

maltratar

maltrattare

marreta

almádena

beschädigen

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/mɔːl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: malle

In summary

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