mangle
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[ mang-guh l ]
/ ˈmæŋ gəl /
verb (used with object), man·gled, man·gling.
to injure severely, disfigure, or mutilate by cutting, slashing, or crushing: The coat sleeve was mangled in the gears of the machine.
to spoil; ruin; mar badly: to mangle a text by careless typesetting.
Origin of mangle
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1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French
mangler, perhaps dissimilated variant of Old French
mangonner to mangle; akin to
mangonel
OTHER WORDS FROM mangle
man·gler, nounWords nearby mangle
mangemange,
manger,
mangetout,
mangey,
mangia-cake,
mangle,
mango,
mango madness,
mangoky,
mangold-wurzel,
mangonel
Definition for mangled (2 of 2)
mangle
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[ mang-guh l ]
/ ˈmæŋ gəl /
noun
a machine for smoothing or pressing clothes, household linen, etc., by means of heated rollers.
verb (used with object), man·gled, man·gling.
to smooth or press with a mangle.
Metalworking.
to squeeze (metal plates) between rollers.
Origin of mangle
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British Dictionary definitions for mangled (1 of 2)
mangle
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/ (ˈmæŋɡəl) /
verb (tr)
to mutilate, disfigure, or destroy by cutting, crushing, or tearing
to ruin, spoil, or mar
Derived forms of mangle
mangler, noun mangled, adjectiveWord Origin for mangle
C14: from Norman French
mangler, probably from Old French
mahaignier to maim
British Dictionary definitions for mangled (2 of 2)
mangle
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/ (ˈmæŋɡəl) /
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 (tr)
to press or dry in a mangle
Word Origin for mangle
C18: from Dutch
mangel, ultimately from Late Latin
manganum. See
mangonel