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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 calledwringer 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
Derived Forms
- ˈԲ, noun
- ˈԲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- g noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of mangle1
Origin of mangle2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The mangled car caught fire while Arenas was still inside.
Video of the aftermath posted by the shop on social media showed the business’ office in complete disarray, with documents and debris covering the ground and the mangled shell of an emptied safe.
The images are surreal: choked black skies, unnerving moon-like suns, a mangled foot that wraps around the corner of a hallway like it has no bones.
But sitting 600m away, the stern is a heap of mangled metal.
Footage showed the mangled wreckage on an embankment on the side of the highway.
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