Used in a Sentence

maul

How to use maul in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for maul.

Editorial note

While he split all his logs, the maul would just bounce of that log.

Examples10
Definitions3
Parts of speech2

Quick take

a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of maul gathered in one view.

noun

a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges

verb

split (wood) with a maul and wedges

verb

injure badly by beating

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for maul.

noun

a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges

verb

split (wood) with a maul and wedges

verb

injure badly by beating

Example sentences

1

While he split all his logs, the maul would just bounce of that log.

2

When your using a good size maul, you really should let gravity do the work for most of the logs.

3

So at best, soldiers defend against their own kind, at worst they maul civilians.

4

I don't know why you would insist on using a heavier maul requiring much more effort by default.

5

After half a day of splitting with a 15-lb head, steel handled maul you'd be unable to make a fist from the shock your hands took.

6

For splitting wood from a fallen tree or cleaning up around the property a regular axe and splitting maul are fine.

7

But then, they also mangled Ed Catmull's name into something like "at maul", so I don't consider it definitive.

8

Use the maul for the really knotted stuff where you need more vertical force applied somewhere in the middle, but defaulting to it seems silly.

9

Instead of doing things properly, they just maul JavaScript into a form that isn't as horrible to work with, from an optimization standpoint.

10

An easy attack that exploits malleability would be the maul the message somewhere after the headers and see where a mauled messages exits the remailer network.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use maul in a sentence?

While he split all his logs, the maul would just bounce of that log.

What does maul mean?

a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges

What part of speech is maul?

maul is commonly used as noun, verb.