mangle
1[ mang-guhl ]
/ ˈmæŋ gəl /
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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.
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Origin of mangle
11350–1400; Middle English, from Anglo-French mangler, perhaps dissimilated variant of Old French mangonner “to mangle”; akin to mangonel
synonym study for mangle
1. See maim.
OTHER WORDS FROM mangle
mangler, nounWords nearby mangle
mangemange, manger, mangetout, mangey, mangia-cake, mangle, mango, Mangoky, mangold-wurzel, mango madness, mangonel
Definition for mangle (2 of 2)
mangle2
[ mang-guhl ]
/ 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 mangle (1 of 2)
mangle1
/ (ˈmæŋɡəl) /
verb (tr)
to mutilate, disfigure, or destroy by cutting, crushing, or tearing
to ruin, spoil, or mar
Derived forms of mangle
mangler, nounmangled, adjectiveWord Origin for mangle
C14: from Norman French mangler, probably from Old French mahaignier to maim
British Dictionary definitions for mangle (2 of 2)
mangle2
/ (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
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