maul vs play with

maul

verb
  • To beat with a maul. 

  • To criticise harshly. 

  • To handle someone or something in a rough way. 

  • To savage; to cause serious physical wounds (usually used of an animal). 

noun
  • A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into them, or in combat. 

  • A situation where the player carrying the ball, who must be on his feet, is held by one or more opponents, and one or more of the ball carrier's team mates bind onto the ball carrier. 

play with

verb
  • To trick. 

  • To sexually stimulate a person or a person's erogenous zone. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: play with. 

  • To fiddle with; make small adjustments to, for example to something mechanical in order to improve its performance. 

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