Maul
Maul verb - To abuse physically.
Usage example: demonstrators who claimed that they had been mauled by the police
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| people | maul people | misuse people |
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Misuse and Maul. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/maul/misuse
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