Attack
Attack verb - To take sudden, violent action against.
Maul and attack are semantically related in handle roughly topic. In some cases you can use "Maul" instead a verb "Attack".
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- In The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, during Zira's first attack on Simba, several lions leap on him, maul him, knock him down a cliff, and then follow after him and maul him further.
Source: No Holds Barred Beatdown / Film -
For example, one mounted on a Prinny gains access to Bomber Dood, which blasts the hell out of one specific square with a giant bomb, while a Mothman will grant access to the Moth Tornado attack, enabling, say, Laharl to maul three enemies simultaneously.
Source: Combination Attack -
Spice and Wolf's Holo is quite the tease, but has lived for centuries and could turn into a big bad wolf to maul anyone who tries to attack her or Lawrence.
Source: Little Miss Badass
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