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Maul vs Mar - What's the difference?

maul | mar | Related terms |

Maul is a related term of mar.


As nouns the difference between maul and mar

is that maul is mouth of an animal while mar is sea.

maul

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.

    • Synonyms

    * (weapon) club, mace

    See also

    * ruck * scrum

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To handle someone or something in a rough way.
  • To savage; to cause serious physical wounds (usually used of an animal).
    • The bear mauled him in a terrible way.
  • (figuratively) To criticise harshly.

    • Related terms

    * mall * mallet

    Anagrams

    * *

    mar

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (marr)
  • To spoil, to damage.
  • * Dryden
    • But mirth is marred , and the good cheer is lost.
  • * Milton
    • Ire, envy, and despair / Which marred all his borrowed visage.

    Etymology 2

    See (m).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small lake.
    • (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

    * (l), (l), (l) * (l) * (l), (l), (l) * (l) ----