Maul
verb
Attack brutally causing injury.
The bear mauled the hiker severely before it was scared away.
Often appears as...
- mauled to death
- mauled by a dog
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Disapproving
noun
A long-handled hammer with one end larger and often somewhat cylindrical or egg-shaped.
He used a maul to split the logs for firewood.
Often appears as...
- wood-splitting maul
- heavy maul
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Technical
verb
Treat something badly or without respect.
The director's new film was brutally mauled by the critics.
Often appears as...
- mauled by press
- mauled in reviews
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
Attack brutally causing injury.
The bear mauled the hiker severely before it was scared away.
Often appears as...
- mauled to death
- mauled by a dog
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A long-handled hammer with one end larger and often somewhat cylindrical or egg-shaped.
He used a maul to split the logs for firewood.
Often appears as...
- wood-splitting maul
- heavy maul
Usage tips
Technical
verb
Treat something badly or without respect.
The director's new film was brutally mauled by the critics.
Often appears as...
- mauled by press
- mauled in reviews
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Violent Connotation
This usage often describes intense physical attacks with the potential to be deadly.
Survivors recounted how they were mauled during the riot.
Pro Tip 2/3Animals Attacking
Commonly used for animal attacks on humans, implying severe injuries.
A woman was mauled by an escaped lion at the zoo.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Impact
The term evokes a sense of danger and urgency when recounting events.
The news report showed a man who'd been mauled protecting his child.
Pro Tip 1/3Violent Connotation
This usage often describes intense physical attacks with the potential to be deadly.
Survivors recounted how they were mauled during the riot.
Pro Tip 2/3Animals Attacking
Commonly used for animal attacks on humans, implying severe injuries.
A woman was mauled by an escaped lion at the zoo.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Impact
The term evokes a sense of danger and urgency when recounting events.
The news report showed a man who'd been mauled protecting his child.
Pro Tip 1/3Violent Connotation
This usage often describes intense physical attacks with the potential to be deadly.
Survivors recounted how they were mauled during the riot.
Pro Tip 2/3Animals Attacking
Commonly used for animal attacks on humans, implying severe injuries.
A woman was mauled by an escaped lion at the zoo.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Impact
The term evokes a sense of danger and urgency when recounting events.
The news report showed a man who'd been mauled protecting his child.
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Video examples
Face-to-Face with a Bear...
they're not out there to kill people to hurt people to maul people they're only aggressive when they feel threatened and so if you change a situation so that they can understand that you're not a threat to them you're usually fine but fair right number one yeah absolutely and that's I think that's a really important note
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How Animals and Humans...
between a huge sow grizzly bear and her two cubs. Before he could do anything, the grizzly was on him. He said with one swipe it took off his entire face. He fell to the ground, it mauled him, he played dead, she let him go.
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Snarling Canines PIPE Do or...
it's a huge pack of dogs and he just rode right onto their turf within seconds he's surrounded by the snarling horde if he doesn't act fast he may be viciously mauled
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The 24/7 Wild Collection...
mum sitting behind her can't intervene kinder carries a lot of political clout in the truth Bremen was deal with this herself despite being mauled gremlin does her
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People and Bears Live in...
Park and we handled 75 bears that summer that year they also had a mauling a single large male grizzly bear mauled four people one of whom eventually died
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Baby Macaque Bullied PIPE...
in the truth Bremen was deal with this herself despite being mauled gremlin does her best to appear submissive it's the only way to keep kinder at bay
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Man-Eating Prides PIPE...
leaped down on his back and dragged him to the edge of the highway standing on the roadside rucifee see witnessed Munna being mauled
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Dinosaur Cannibalism PIPE...
When the bite marks on the mauled Majungasaurus remains were studied more closely
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Dinosaurs: Just Big...
When the bite marks on the mauled Majungasaurus remains were studied more closely
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Brutal Lion Infanticide...
After their brutal mauling, the overthrown brothers withdraw.
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Face-to-Face with a Bear...
they're not out there to kill people to hurt people to maul people they're only aggressive when they feel threatened and so if you change a situation so that they can understand that you're not a threat to them you're usually fine but fair right number one yeah absolutely and that's I think that's a really important note
Video examples
How Animals and Humans...
between a huge sow grizzly bear and her two cubs. Before he could do anything, the grizzly was on him. He said with one swipe it took off his entire face. He fell to the ground, it mauled him, he played dead, she let him go.
Video examples
Snarling Canines PIPE Do or...
it's a huge pack of dogs and he just rode right onto their turf within seconds he's surrounded by the snarling horde if he doesn't act fast he may be viciously mauled
Video examples
The 24/7 Wild Collection...
mum sitting behind her can't intervene kinder carries a lot of political clout in the truth Bremen was deal with this herself despite being mauled gremlin does her
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People and Bears Live in...
Park and we handled 75 bears that summer that year they also had a mauling a single large male grizzly bear mauled four people one of whom eventually died
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Baby Macaque Bullied PIPE...
in the truth Bremen was deal with this herself despite being mauled gremlin does her best to appear submissive it's the only way to keep kinder at bay
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Man-Eating Prides PIPE...
leaped down on his back and dragged him to the edge of the highway standing on the roadside rucifee see witnessed Munna being mauled
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Dinosaur Cannibalism PIPE...
When the bite marks on the mauled Majungasaurus remains were studied more closely
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Dinosaurs: Just Big...
When the bite marks on the mauled Majungasaurus remains were studied more closely
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Brutal Lion Infanticide...
After their brutal mauling, the overthrown brothers withdraw.
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Quote examples
Robert Englund
American Actor
When I was a boy, I read a terrible article in a big weekly American magazine called the 'Saturday Evening Post.' In the middle of this family magazine on my parent's coffee table was an article about this family that was camping, and they were all mauled by a grizzly bear in their sleeping bags.
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Charlie Puth
American Musician
I was bit by a dog when I was two years old, and it almost mauled my face. It almost killed and/or blinded me. I was this close to dying at two, which is terrible. I survived it, and there was no head trauma or anything like that. Honestly, it was a miracle.
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Jack Bowman
English Actor
We're all so mauled by information, but it's recycled information. We need to shut it out. So, you've got to get bizarre. This is an artist's purpose - to break away from the recycled. Performance art can do that.
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M. Night Shyamalan
American Director
Over the course of history, the people who are not scared go into the woods and are mauled by a bear, are not going to survive.
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Mario Cuomo
American Politician
I was badly mauled by people in New York State for being against the death penalty for 12 years.
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Ricky Hatton
British Athlete
My game was all about strength and mauling opponents.
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Robert Englund
American Actor
When I was a boy, I read a terrible article in a big weekly American magazine called the 'Saturday Evening Post.' In the middle of this family magazine on my parent's coffee table was an article about this family that was camping, and they were all mauled by a grizzly bear in their sleeping bags.
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Charlie Puth
American Musician
I was bit by a dog when I was two years old, and it almost mauled my face. It almost killed and/or blinded me. I was this close to dying at two, which is terrible. I survived it, and there was no head trauma or anything like that. Honestly, it was a miracle.
Quote examples
Jack Bowman
English Actor
We're all so mauled by information, but it's recycled information. We need to shut it out. So, you've got to get bizarre. This is an artist's purpose - to break away from the recycled. Performance art can do that.
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M. Night Shyamalan
American Director
Over the course of history, the people who are not scared go into the woods and are mauled by a bear, are not going to survive.
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Mario Cuomo
American Politician
I was badly mauled by people in New York State for being against the death penalty for 12 years.
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Ricky Hatton
British Athlete
My game was all about strength and mauling opponents.
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