hammer vs maul

hammer and maul both are nouns.

hammer and maul both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hammer	Yes	No	Yes	No
maul	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, maul is a hyponym of hammer; that is, maul is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hammer:

hammer: a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
maul: a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges

Other hyponyms of hammer include ball-peen hammer, bricklayer's hammer, carpenter's hammer, claw hammer, clawhammer, beetle, mallet, sledge, sledgehammer, percussor, plessor, plexor, tack hammer.

hammer (noun)	maul (noun)
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)	a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
a power tool for drilling rocks
a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
the ossicle attached to the eardrum

hammer (verb)	maul (verb)
beat with or as if with a hammer	injure badly by beating
create by hammering	split (wood) with a maul and wedges

Difference between hammer and maul

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