The poor, helpless girl was mauled by the big, brown bear.
the bear mauled the campers
The man who climbed over the fence at the zoo's Lion enclosure was fatally mauled. Also: The enemy came on in such numbers and with such ferocity that our unit was badly mauled.
The plastic bait was mauled by the mother bear.
My friend got mauled in the game.
The word mauled is a verb. It is the past tense of the verb maul.
1935
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant very drunk. You've been mauled by the drink.
Someone will poke a finger in his eyes.I don't like to poke others.
Bill Clinton
mauled,wolfed down
injured by beating
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