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語源

From Middle English malle (“mace, maul”), from Anglo-Norman mail, from Old French mail, from Latin malleus (“hammer”). Doublet of malleus.

発音

• IPA^(key): /mɔːl/
• 韻: -ɔːl
• Homophone: mall (one pronunciation)
• Homophone: moll (some accents)

名詞

maul (複数形 mauls)

1. A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into them, or in combat.
2. (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.

同意語

• (weapon): club, mace

下位語

• (long-handled hammer): post maul, spike maul, splitting maul
• (rugby): rolling maul

参考

• ruck
• scrum

動詞

maul (三人称単数 現在形 mauls, 現在分詞 mauling, 過去形および過去分詞形 mauled)

1. To handle someone or something in a rough way.
2. To savage; to cause serious physical wounds (usually used of an animal).

   The bear mauled him in a terrible way.

   • 2019 February 27, Drachinifel, The Battle of Samar - Odds? What are those?‎^[1], archived from the original on 3 November 2022, 26:02 from the start:

     The embattled heavy cruiser is not in immediate danger of sinking, but is being badly mauled.

3. (figuratively) To criticise harshly.

   The latest film by the Cohen brothers was mauled by the press, and was a box-office flop to boot.

4. (transitive) To beat with a maul.

関連する語

• mall
• mallet

参照

• maul at OneLook Dictionary Search
• “maul”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

アナグラム

• Lamu, alum, luma, malu, mula