maul
Tear apart violently
A maul is a heavy hammer or mallet used for driving stakes or splitting wood—heavier than a sledgehammer, with a wedge-shaped head.
To maul is to handle roughly or injure by tearing: The bear mauled the hiker.
Figuratively, critics maul a performance, or a team gets mauled by opponents.
In rugby, a maul is a loose scrum where players struggle for possession of a held ball.
Fierce and untamed
- lacerateTear tissue roughly
- batterUncooked cake mixture
- pummelStrike repeatedly with fists
- mutilateInflict severe bodily harm
mangle · ravage · thrash · tear · claw · gore · trample · pounce
Massive long-handled mallet
- splittingDividing into parts
- wedgeTapered splitting tool
- timberWood for construction
- handlePart for gripping
grip · head · heavy-duty · woodworking · croquet · firewood · hardwood · swing
Compress with force
- demolishDestroy completely
- devastateDestroy thoroughly and completely
- destroyCause complete ruin
- dominateControl through superior strength
thrash · trounce · annihilate · wallop · clobber · rout · shellac · drub
savage
Fierce and untamed
mutilate · mangle · ravage · thrash · tear · claw · gore · trample · pounce · charge
sledgehammer
Massive long-handled mallet
handle · grip · head · heavy-duty · woodworking · croquet · firewood · hardwood · swing · drive
crush
Compress with force
dominate · thrash · trounce · annihilate · wallop · clobber · rout · shellac · drub · hammer
ruck
Rugby's ground-level contest
- scrumContested pack restart
- tackleGear or takedown
- ball carrierPlayer with the football
binding · pile-up · breakdown · possession · forwards · contest · clearout · jackal · referee · offside
bear
Large furry omnivore
crocodile · shark · leopard · cougar · hyena · panther · jaguar · grizzly · polar bear · fangs
- war hammer
- hand toolsscrewdriver, wrench, hammer, pliers, saw
- medieval armsswords, shields, axes, spears, bows
- striking toolshammers, claw hammer, ball peen hammer, ball-peen hammer, framing hammer
- rugbyscrum, try, rugby, Rugby World Cup, rugby union
- attacksattack, assault, raid, strike, offensive