Maim vs Maul - What's the difference?
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To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
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*:Three chairs of the steamer type, all maimed , comprised the furniture of this roof-garden, with (by way of local colour) on one of the copings a row of four red clay flower-pots filled with sun-baked dust from which gnarled and rusty stalks thrust themselves up like withered elfin limbs.
A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into it, or in combat.
(rugby) 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.
To handle someone or something in a rough way.
To savage; to cause serious physical wounds (usually used of an animal).
(figuratively) To criticise harshly.
As verbs the difference between maim and maul
is that maim is to wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body while maul is to handle someone or something in a rough way.As a noun maul is
a heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into it, or in combat.maim
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*Derived terms
* maimerAnagrams
* * ----maul
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* (weapon) club, maceSee also
* ruck * scrumVerb
(en verb)- The bear mauled him in a terrible way.