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maul
/mɔːl/ verb [T]Definition
INJURE › If you are mauled by an animal, you are injured by its teeth or claws (= the sharp parts of its feet): [often passive] He was mauled by a lion.
CRITICIZE › to criticize someone or something very badly: [often passive] His film was mauled by critics.
(Definition of maul verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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