mangle
1to 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.
Origin of mangle
1synonym study For mangle
Other words for mangle
Other words from mangle
- mangler, noun
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Other definitions for mangle (2 of 2)
a machine for smoothing or pressing clothes, household linen, etc., by means of heated rollers.
to smooth or press with a mangle.
Metalworking. to squeeze (metal plates) between rollers.
Origin of mangle
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How to use mangle in a sentence
They also fine-tuned the speed and range of movement of the robotic arms—after all, no one wants to see a giant robotic arm gripping with a pointy fork flying at your face with a dangling, mangled piece of cake.
A Paralyzed Man Used His Mind to Control Two Robotic Arms to Eat Cake | Shelly Fan | July 5, 2022 | Singularity HubPopular online posts on this topic that defend Bitcoin, including from the digital mining operator Mawson, either do not cite any sources for their data or mangle the findings of trusted institutions.
Those skeletons, unacknowledged—specters if you will—will always be there to raise their mangled heads when we least desire or can afford.
An Ultramarathon Grapples with Slavery’s Legacy in New York | mmirhashem | February 18, 2022 | Outside OnlineWhen I was very young we went caroling and always had a huge tree topped with a gold tinsel star that would look more mangled every year.
Children of Classic Christmas Movie Stars Share Memories of Their Parents' Beloved Films | Melissa August | December 21, 2021 | TimeSomehow it seems fitting, given everything we’ve learned about the art market thus far, that an attempt to address this relatively simple royalty issue was so badly mangled.
“I’ve Been Working My Ass Off for You to Make that Profit?” (Ep. 485) | Stephen J. Dubner | December 9, 2021 | Freakonomics
Saying a word in a different tone can distort or utterly mangle a line.
Plus, a slip of the electric knife can really mangle your roast.
They had her give the weather update, and even let her mangle the word “amok.”
Now, here seemed simple panic: and like a pack of dogs which rush to mangle a mongrel, they were at him pell-mell.
The Lord of the Sea | M. P. ShielThey are then damped on a water mangle, and beamed on to the heavy iron bowl of the beetling machine.
In a laundry visited when the boss was out, we conferred with the engineer about one particularly bad mangle.
Making Both Ends Meet | Sue Ainslie Clark and Edith WyattThe reason for the low wages listed for mangle work seems to lie only in nationality.
Making Both Ends Meet | Sue Ainslie Clark and Edith WyattFrom the folders the sheets are carried away to a mangle, where they are folded over again by young girls.
Making Both Ends Meet | Sue Ainslie Clark and Edith Wyatt
British Dictionary definitions for mangle (1 of 2)
/ (ˈmæŋɡəl) /
to mutilate, disfigure, or destroy by cutting, crushing, or tearing
to ruin, spoil, or mar
Origin of mangle
1Derived forms of mangle
- mangler, noun
- mangled, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for mangle (2 of 2)
/ (ˈmæŋɡəl) /
Also called: wringer a machine for pressing or drying wet textiles, clothes, etc, consisting of two heavy rollers between which the cloth is passed
to press or dry in a mangle
Origin of mangle
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