Maul
Maul verb - To abuse physically.
Pet
Pet verb - To touch or handle in a tender or loving manner.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The family does some extremely cruel things to her, from giving her pet duckling to an untrained dog to maul, to sending her to a boarding school in a war-torn city which has been evacuated, in the hope that she will die there.
Source: Parental Favoritism -
Crash Maul brings us "The Fight for Sawmill", a One-Man Army martial artist Scout whose main power is Offscreen Teleportation, er, "Super Reflexes", having a 10 minute long battle with a cowboy Engineer who invokes some series Revolver Ocelot vibes, and his pet man-bear.
Source: Cool vs. Awesome
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Pet and Maul. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/maul/pet
Maul & Pet. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/maul/pet>.
Pet or Maul. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/maul/pet.
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