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mangled
man·gle 1 M0077700 (măng′gəl)tr.v. man·gled, man·gling, man·gles 1. To mutilate or disfigure by battering, hacking, cutting, or tearing: fishing nets that mangle fish.2. To ruin or spoil through ineptitude or ignorance: mangle a speech.
[Middle English manglen, from Anglo-Norman mangler, frequentative of Old French mangoner, to cut to bits; possibly akin to mahaignier, to maim; see mayhem.]
man′gler n.Synonyms: mangle, maim1, maul, mutilate
These verbs mean to cause severe injury or damage: machinery that mangled the worker's fingers; a construction worker maimed in an accident; a hiker mauled by a hungry bear; soldiers mutilated by shrapnel.
man·gle 2 M0077700 (măng′gəl)n.1. A machine for pressing fabrics by means of heated rollers.2. Chiefly British A clothes wringer.tr.v. man·gled, man·gling, man·gles To press with a mangle.
[Dutch mangel, from German, from Middle High German, diminutive of mange, mangonel, from Late Latin manganum, catapult; see mangonel.]Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  mangled - having edges that are jagged from injurytorn, lacerate, laceratedinjured - harmed; "injured soldiers"; "injured feelings" |
Translationsmangled
mangled (măng′gŭld) Torn, shredded, or blasted apart; said for example of the limbs of severely traumatized patients.mangled
Synonyms for mangledadj having edges that are jagged from injurySynonymsRelated Words |