maul
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
Types & categories
- hammer hypernym
Related & opposite
- maul derivation
- sledgehammer derivation
Sense 2 verb
split (wood) with a maul and wedges
Types & categories
- cleave hypernym
Related & opposite
- maul derivation
Sense 3 verb
injure badly by beating
Types & categories
- blemish hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | maul |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sledgehammer |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | hammer |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | maul |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | cleave |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | mauler |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | mutilator |
| 3 | entails | Related & opposite | wound |
| 3 | entails | Related & opposite | mar |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | blemish |