ruhjoa — meaning in English

English meaning

• mangle verb To damage something badly by crushing, tearing, or cutting it out of shape.
• maul noun A heavy hammer used for driving wedges when splitting logs, or as a weapon.
• mutilate verb To severely damage or disfigure something, often by cutting off a part.
• skin noun The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.

Senses

ruhjoa is used for these senses in English:

• mangle (transitive) To change, mutilate, or disfigure by cutting, tearing, rearranging, etc.
• maul To handle someone or something in a rough way.
• mutilate To destroy beyond recognition.
• skin (transitive) To injure the skin of.

mangle — full definition

1. verb To damage something badly by crushing, tearing, or cutting it out of shape.
2. verb To ruin or badly botch something, such as words or a piece of work.
3. noun A hand-cranked device with rollers used to wring water out of wet laundry.

maul — full definition

1. noun A heavy hammer used for driving wedges when splitting logs, or as a weapon.
2. verb To injure someone badly by tearing at them, typically said of an animal attack.
3. verb To handle roughly or criticise harshly.

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