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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024man•gle1 /ˈmæŋgəl/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -gled, -gling. - to injure severely or mutilate by cutting, tearing, or crushing:[usually: be + ~]mangled bodies in the wreckage.
- to spoil;
ruin;
mar badly:to mangle a paper by careless editing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024man•gle1 (mang′gəl),USA pronunciation v.t., -gled, -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.
- Anglo-French mangler, perh. dissimilated variant of Old French mangonner to mangle; akin to mangonel
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See maim.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged deface; destroy.
man•gle2 (mang′gəl),USA pronunciation n., v., -gled, -gling. n. - a machine for smoothing or pressing clothes, household linen, etc., by means of heated rollers.
v.t. - to smooth or press with a mangle.
- Metallurgyto squeeze (metal plates) between rollers.
- Dutch mangel Late Latin manganum. See mangonel
- 1765–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mangle /ˈmæŋɡəl/ vb (transitive)- to mutilate, disfigure, or destroy by cutting, crushing, or tearing
- to ruin, spoil, or mar
Etymology: 14th Century: from Norman French mangler, probably from Old French mahaignier to maimˈmangler n mangle /ˈmæŋɡəl/ n
Also called: wringer a machine for pressing or drying wet textiles, clothes, etc, consisting of two heavy rollers between which the cloth is passed
vb (transitive)- to press or dry in a mangle
Etymology: 18th Century: from Dutch mangel, ultimately from Late Latin manganum. See mangonel |