Maul — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges

split (wood) with a maul and wedges

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɔːl/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɔːl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɔːl/

1 syllable Say it as /mˈɔːl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mangle sledgehammer sledge

Parts of Speech

noun	a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
verb	split (wood) with a maul and wedges
verb	injure badly by beating

Word Forms

maul	verb	split (wood) with a maul and wedges
sledge	verb	beat with a sledgehammer
sledgehammer	verb	beat with a sledgehammer
maul	noun	a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
mauler	noun	a fighter who batters the opponent
mangler	noun	a person who mutilates or destroys or disfigures or cripples

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

malmener

un marteau lourd à long manche utilisé pour enfoncer des piquets ou des cales

🇪🇸Spanish

mazo

un martillo pesado de mango largo que se utiliza para clavar estacas o cuñas

🇮🇹Italian

maglio

un pesante martello dal manico lungo utilizzato per piantare pali o cunei

🇷🇺Russian

кувалда

тяжелый молоток с длинной ручкой, используемый для забивания кольев или клиньев

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आलोचना करना

एक भारी लंबे हत्थे वाला हथौड़ा जिसका उपयोग खूंटियों या कीलों को चलाने के लिए किया जाता है

🇮🇳Tamil

மால்

பங்குகளை அல்லது ஆப்புகளை ஓட்டுவதற்குப் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் ஒரு கனமான நீண்ட கை சுத்தியல்

🇮🇳Telugu

మౌల్

వాటాలు లేదా చీలికలను నడపడానికి ఉపయోగించే భారీ పొడవాటి హ్యాండిల్ సుత్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

अपमान

एक जड लांब-हँडल हातोडा स्टेक्स किंवा वेजेस चालविण्यासाठी वापरला जातो

🇮🇳Gujarati

મોલ

દાવ અથવા ફાચર ચલાવવા માટે વપરાતો ભારે લાંબા-હેન્ડલ્ડ હથોડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೌಲ್

ಹಕ್ಕನ್ನು ಅಥವಾ ಬೆಣೆಗಳನ್ನು ಓಡಿಸಲು ಬಳಸಲಾಗುವ ಭಾರವಾದ ಉದ್ದ-ಹಿಡಿಯುವ ಸುತ್ತಿಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാൾ

ഓഹരികളോ വെഡ്ജുകളോ ഓടിക്കാൻ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഭാരമേറിയ നീളമുള്ള ചുറ്റിക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

打伤

用于敲击木桩或楔子的重型长柄锤子

🇯🇵Japanese

モール

杭やくさびを打ち込むために使用される重い柄の長いハンマー

🇰🇷Korean

큰 나무 망치

말뚝이나 쐐기를 박는 데 사용되는 손잡이가 길고 무거운 망치

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vồ

một cái búa nặng có cán dài dùng để đóng cọc hoặc nêm

🇹🇭Thai

ขย้ำ

ค้อนด้ามยาวหนักที่ใช้ตอกเสาหรือเวดจ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

menganiaya

palu berat bergagang panjang yang digunakan untuk menggerakkan patok atau irisan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضرب

مطرقة ثقيلة ذات مقبض طويل تستخدم لدق الأوتاد أو الأوتاد

🇮🇷Persian

ماول

یک چکش دسته بلند سنگین که برای راندن چنگک ها یا گوه ها استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

tokmak

kazıkları veya takozları çakmak için kullanılan uzun saplı ağır bir çekiç

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַפֵּץ

פטיש כבד בעל ידית ארוכה המשמש להנעת יתדות או טריזים

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The primary meaning of 'maul' is 'a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges'.

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Using 'maul' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'maul' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'maul' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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