maul
To handle someone or something in a rough wayTo handle someone or something in a rough way.
» Tom was mauled by a bear.
Tom ist von einem Bären angefallen worden.
Tom wurde von einem Bären angefallen.
Meaning
5 sensesTo handle someone or something in a rough way.
rücksichtslos anfassen, misshandeln
терза́тьterzátʹ, истяза́тьistjazátʹ, му́читьmúčitʹ
(usually)To savage; to cause serious physical wounds.
The bear mauled him in a terrible way.
zerfleischen, übel zurichten
кале́читьkaléčitʹ, покале́читьpokaléčitʹ, искале́читьiskaléčitʹ
(figuratively)To criticise harshly.
The latest film by the Cohen brothers was mauled by the press, and was a box-office flop to boot.
anmotzen
(transitive)To beat with a maul.
split (wood) with a maul and wedges
(slang)To play rough, to fondle intensively.
Examples
22 sentencesTom was mauled by a bear.
deTom ist von einem Bären angefallen worden.
Tom got mauled by a bear.
ruТома задрал медведь.
deTom wurde von einem Bären zerfleischt.
Tom was mauled to death by a bear.
ruТома загрыз медведь.
deTom ist von einem Bären zerfleischt worden.
Tom's dog mauled the cat that came into our yard.
Tom was mauled by a dog when he was a kid.
deTom wurde als Kind von einem Hund angefallen.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English malle (“mace, maul”), from Anglo-Norman mail, from Old French mail, frFrom Middle English malle (“mace, maul”), from Anglo-Norman mail, from Old French mail, from Latin malleus (“hammer”). Doublet of malleus.
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Forms
mauls, mauling, mauled, mauledSynonyms
97 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle