(to) mangle (2)
31mangle — 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… …
32mangle — 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 …
33mangle — 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 …
34mangle — 1. verb a) To change, mutilate or disfigure by cutting, tearing, rearranging etc. b) To wring laundry. 2. noun …
35mangle — 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… …
36mangle — sb. == confusion; ‘in mangle’ == entangled. Alys. 7412 …
37mangle — man·gle || mæŋgl n. mechanical device with large heated rollers which smooth and flatten linens v. crush, disfigure, mutilate; ruin, destroy; smooth and flatten with a mangle …
38mangle — v. a. 1. Lacerate, hack, tear (in cutting), mutilate. 2. Mutilate, mar, destroy, spoil, maim. 3. Polish, smooth, calender, press with a mangle …
39mangle — 1 verb (T) 1 (often passive) to damage or injure something badly by crushing or twisting it: The trap closed round her leg, badly mangling her ankle. 2 to put clothes through a mangle 2 noun (C) a machine with two rollers (roller (1)), used to… …
40mangle — mang|le vb., r, de, t; mangle penge; det manglede bare …
