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- DictionaryMan·gle/ˈmaNGɡəl/
noun
- 1. a large machine for ironing sheets or other fabrics, usually when they are damp, using heated rollers.
verb
- 1. press or squeeze with a mangle: "the hard household labor often involved pounding clothes in a dolly tub and mangling them with a hand wringer"
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Definition of mangle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
mangle. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English man‧gle1 /ˈmæŋɡəl/ verb [ transitive] 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 something such as a speech or piece of music, by saying or playing it badly The orchestra had mangled Bach’s ...
Mangle definition: To mutilate or disfigure by battering, hacking, cutting, or tearing.
Mangle definition: to injure severely, disfigure, or mutilate by cutting, slashing, or crushing. See examples of MANGLE used in a sentence.
Mangle means to mutilate or destroy something, typically by cutting, tearing, or crushing it. Rangle, on the other hand, is a less common word that means to twist or bend something out of shape. Now that we’ve established the definitions of these two words, let’s dive deeper into when and how to use them.
1. See maim. 2. deface; destroy. man•gle2 (mang′ gəl), 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. Metallurgy to squeeze (metal plates) between rollers. Dutch mangel Late Latin manganum. See mangonel.
mangle. Definition of mangle noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
