Maul

Noun

 * 1) A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into it, or in combat.
 * 2)  A situation where the player carrying the ball, who must be on his feet, is held by one or more opponents, and one or more of the ball carrier's team mates bind onto the ball carrier.

Synonyms

 * club, mace

Verb

 * 1) To handle someone or something in a rough way.
 * 2) To savage; to cause serious physical wounds (usually by an animal).
 * The bear mauled him in a terrible way.
 * 1)  To criticise harshly.

Thesaurus
abrade, abuse, assault, attack, bang, barbarize, bark, bash, baste, batter, beat, blemish, bloody, break, broil, bruise, brutalize, buffet, bung, bung up, burn, butcher, carry on, chafe, check, chip, claw, contuse, crack, craze, cut, destroy, do violence to, do wrong by, do wrong to, dogfight, donnybrook, drub, flagellate, flail, flap, fracas, fracture, fray, frazzle, fret, gall, gash, go on, hammer, hurt, ill-treat, ill-use, incise, injure, knock, knock about, lacerate, lambaste, larrup, lash, lay waste, loot, maim, make mincemeat of, maltreat, mangle, manhandle, melee, mishandle, mistreat, molest, mug, mutilate, outrage, paste, patter, pelt, pierce, pillage, pommel, pound, pulverize, pummel, puncture, rage, ramp, rampage, rant, rap, rape, rave, rend, riot, rip, roar, rough, rough up, row, ruction, ruin, run, rupture, sack, savage, scald, scorch, scotch, scrape, scratch, scuff, set-to, skin, slash, slaughter, sledgehammer, slit, sow chaos, spank, sprain, stab, stick, storm, strain, tear, tear around, terrorize, thrash, thresh, thump, traumatize, vandalize, violate, wallop, whip, wound, wreck, wrench

Pronunciation

 * Homophones: mall
 * Homophones: mall