n. | 1. | A heavy wooden hammer or beetle. |
v. t. | 1. | To beat and bruise with a heavy stick or cudgel; to wound in a coarse manner. |
2. | To injure greatly; to do much harm to. |
Noun | 1. | ![]() Synonyms: sledgehammer, sledge |
Verb | 1. | maul - split (wood) with a maul and wedges |
2. | maul - injure badly by beating Synonyms: mangle |