maul
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- pronunciation:
- mawl
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Homophone Note
part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
a heavy hammer, sometimes with a wooden head, used to drive stakes, piles, or the like.
- synonyms:
- sledgehammer
- similar words:
- hammer, mallet
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part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
mauls, mauling, mauled |
definition: |
to hurt by beating or through other rough treatment.
The police were afraid of getting mauled by the angry crowd.- similar words:
- attack, claw, injure, maim, mutilate, wound
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related words: |
batter, disfigure |
derivation: |
mauler (n.) |
The words
maul and
mall sound alike but have different meanings.