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
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
Multiple mishaps have mangled the region’s rollout of vaccine doses that an exhausted citizenry expects will end the pandemic.
The incident — which officials described as an “intentional act” and “deliberate bomb” — left dozens of buildings mangled and sent three people to the hospital with what police said were noncritical injuries.
Nashville Police Chief says Anthony Q. Warner is a person of interest in the Christmas morning explosion | Derek Hawkins, Michael Kranish, Simone Sebastian, Meryl Kornfield | December 27, 2020 | Washington PostFor six hours a week, you laugh, cry, learn, feel, mangle simple phrases and otherwise get out of your rut.
Carolyn Hax: She has a 90-minute commute, but it doesn’t have to be all uphill | Carolyn Hax | November 12, 2020 | Washington PostThanks to that meddling Franklin and the other editors, Jefferson thought his Declaration had been “mangled.”
The gossip site posted video of a seriously injured comedian riding with the star being pulled out of a mangled car.
TMZ Makes Tragedy Porn Out of Tracy Morgan’s Gruesome Car Accident | Dean Obeidallah | June 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Instead, slightly mangled bodies of injured soldiers and citizens appeared, slowly being put back together.
His mangled body was spotted by a passenger on a subsequent train.
Rome’s Deadly Pub Crawls Kill American College Student | Barbie Latza Nadeau | March 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe writer-for-TV, Chayefsky said, had his words mangled, and was treated with a mixture of mock deference and outright contempt.
Paddy Chayefsky: The Dark Prophet of ‘Network’ News | Tim Teeman | February 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe mangled bodies were hurried to the catacombs, and thrown into an indiscriminate heap of corruption.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottWhen the body was carried into the house, the distracted woman refused to recognize in the mangled remains her big, strong "Jack."
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanWard pulled the shroud back, revealing a horribly mangled body.
Next day the poor young fellow's corpse, bruised and mangled, was found a mile down the river.
Friend Mac Donald | Max O'RellThe silks should not be wrung, but well shaken and hung up smoothly to dry, and mangled while damp.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence Hartley
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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