Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun maul

1 sense of maul

Sense 1
maul, sledge, sledgehammer -- (a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges)
       => hammer -- (a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb maul

2 senses of maul

Sense 1
maul -- (split (wood) with a maul and wedges)
       => cleave, split, rive -- (separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone")

Sense 2
maul, mangle -- (injure badly by beating)
       => deface, disfigure, blemish -- (mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue")