- mangle⇄mangle (1), transitive verb, -gled,-gling.
1. to cut or tear (the flesh) roughly.
Ex. The two cats bit and clawed until both were much mangled.
(SYN) lacerate, mutilate.
2. (Figurative.) to spoil; ruin.
Ex. The child mangle - mangle⇄mangle (2), noun, verb, -gled,-gling.
- mangle⇄noun a machine with rollers for pressing and smoothing sheets, towels, and other flat things after washing.
- mangle⇄noun mangler.
- mangle⇄v.t. to press or make smooth in a mangle.