All maul synonyms

verb maul

• lacerate — to tear roughly; mangle: The barbed wire lacerated his hands.
• pummel — to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists.
• drub — to beat with a stick or the like; cudgel; flog; thrash.
• mug — a drinking cup, usually cylindrical in shape, having a handle, and often of a heavy substance, as earthenware.
• bludgeon — To bludgeon someone means to hit them several times with a heavy object.
• trample — to tread or step heavily and noisily; stamp.
• thrash — to beat soundly in punishment; flog.
• molest — to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
• beat up — If someone beats a person up, they hit or kick the person many times.
• rough up — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
• pound — Archaic. to shut up in or as in a pound; impound; imprison.
• skin — the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
• whip — to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
• paw — father; pa.
• pelt — to attack or assail with repeated blows or with missiles.
• maltreat — to treat or handle badly, cruelly, or roughly; abuse: to maltreat a prisoner.
• wax — a fit of anger; rage.
• hit — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
• beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
• flagellate — to whip; scourge; flog; lash.
• buffet — A buffet is a meal of cold food that is displayed on a long table at a party or public occasion. Guests usually serve themselves from the table.
• hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
• bang — If something bangs, it makes a sudden loud noise, once or several times.
• batter — If someone is battered, they are regularly hit and badly hurt by a member of their family or by their partner.
• paste — copy and paste
• bash — A bash is a party or celebration, especially a large one held by an official organization or attended by famous people.
• flail — an instrument for threshing grain, consisting of a staff or handle to one end of which is attached a freely swinging stick or bar.
• ill-treat — to treat badly; maltreat; abuse.
• clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
• lash — an ocean-going vessel equipped with special cranes and holds for lifting and stowing cargo-carrying barges that can be sailed up inland waterways or into port facilities from offshore.
• claw — The claws of a bird or animal are the thin, hard, curved nails at the end of its feet.
• muscle — a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
• attack — To attack a person or place means to try to hurt or damage them using physical violence.
• mangle — to smooth or press with a mangle.
• injure — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
• assault — An assault by an army is a strong attack made on an area held by the enemy.
• abuse — Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
• pummelled — to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists.
• criticise — criticize
• criticize — If you criticize someone or something, you express your disapproval of them by saying what you think is wrong with them.
• slam — the winning or bidding of all the tricks or all the tricks but one in a deal. Compare grand slam (def 1), little slam.
• put down — a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
• slate — a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
• knock about — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
• pan — an international distress signal used by shore stations to inform a ship, aircraft, etc., of something vital to its safety or to the safety of one of its passengers.
• knock around — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
• savage — fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed: savage beasts.
• lean on — to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window.
• badmouth — (informal) To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully.
• take care of — a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.