maul vs blemish

maul and blemish both are nouns.

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

As verbs, blemish is a hypernym of maul; that is, blemish is a word with a broader meaning than maul:

Other hypernyms of maul include deface, disfigure.

maul (noun)	blemish (noun)
a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges	a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)

maul (verb)	blemish (verb)
injure badly by beating	add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective
split (wood) with a maul and wedges	mar or impair with a flaw
	mar or spoil the appearance of