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mangle
1[mang-guhl]
verb (used with object)
to injure severely, disfigure, or mutilate by cutting, slashing, or crushing.
The coat sleeve was mangled in the gears of the machine.
to spoil or ruin; mar badly.
The story was mangled by a clumsy translation.
Synonyms: ,
mangle
2[mang-guhl]
noun
a machine for smoothing or pressing clothes, household linen, etc., by means of heated rollers.
verb (used with object)
to smooth or press with a mangle.
Metalworking.to squeeze (metal plates) between rollers.
mangle
1/ ˈæŋɡə /
verb
to mutilate, disfigure, or destroy by cutting, crushing, or tearing
to ruin, spoil, or mar
mangle
2/ ˈæŋɡə /
noun
Also called: wringer.a machine for pressing or drying wet textiles, clothes, etc, consisting of two heavy rollers between which the cloth is passed
verb
to press or dry in a mangle
Other Word Forms
- mangler noun
- ˈԲ noun
- ˈԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of mangle1
Origin of mangle2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
A volunteer at Civil Hospital told the BBC, on condition of anonymity, that many bodies are so badly charred and mangled, physical identification may be impossible.
After the sub imploded, its mangled wreckage was discovered scattered across the sea floor of the Atlantic.
The blast left a car behind the clinic mangled and killed a person tentatively identified as Bartkus.
Enter Giacomo Castelveto: an Italian Protestant who found himself exiled in England, where he could only watch with growing horror as his new countrymen boiled and mangled their salads into an absolute mess.
He comes from a mangled life and he’s very cunning and very brutish.
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