mangle
21mangle — [[t]mæ̱ŋg(ə)l[/t]] mangles, mangling, mangled 1) VERB: usu passive If a physical object is mangled, it is crushed or twisted very forcefully, so that it is difficult to see what its original shape was. [be V ed] His body was crushed and mangled… …
22mangle — I man•gle [[t]ˈmæŋ gəl[/t]] v. t. gled, gling 1) to injure severely, disfigure, or mutilate by cutting, slashing, or crushing: The machinery mangled a sleeve[/ex] 2) to spoil; ruin; mar badly: to mangle a text by careless typesetting[/ex] •… …
23mangle — I. transitive verb (mangled; mangling) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French mangler, mahangler, perhaps from mahaigner to maim more at mayhem Date: 15th century 1. to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing <… …
24mangle — v. to mangle beyond recognition * * * [ mæŋg(ə)l] to mangle beyond recognition …
25mangle — man|gle1 [ˈmæŋgəl] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Anglo French; Origin: mangler, from Old French maynier; MAIM] 1.) to damage or injure something badly by crushing or twisting it ▪ The trap closed round her leg, badly mangling her ankle. 2.) to spoil… …
26mangle — mangle1 noun Brit. a machine having two or more cylinders turned by a handle, between which wet laundry is squeezed (to remove excess moisture) and pressed. verb press with a mangle. Origin C17: from Du. mangel, from mangelen to mangle , from med …
27mangle — 1. n. & v. esp. Brit. hist. n. a machine having two or more cylinders usu. turned by a handle, between which wet clothes etc. are squeezed and pressed. v.tr. press (clothes etc.) in a mangle. Etymology: Du. mangel(stok) f. mangelen to mangle, ult …
28mangle — 1. verb a) To change, mutilate or disfigure by cutting, tearing, rearranging etc. b) To wring laundry. 2. noun …
29mangle — man|gle1 [ mæŋgl ] verb transitive 1. ) to damage or hurt someone or something seriously by twisting or crushing them so that they no longer have their correct shape: mangled bodies/wreckage 2. ) to say, write, or perform words or music so badly… …
30mangle — sb. == confusion; ‘in mangle’ == entangled. Alys. 7412 …
