Definition of mangle Mangle

/mæˈŋgʌl/ - [manggul] - man•gle

We found 15 definitions of mangle from 4 different sources.

What does mangle mean?

Noun Plural: mangles
mangle - clothes dryer for drying and ironing laundry by passing it between two heavy heated rollers
		clothes drier, clothes dryer a dryer that dries clothes wet from washing
Verb mangles, mangling, mangled
mangle - press with a mangle; "mangle the sheets"
		iron, iron out, press press and smooth with a heated iron; "press your shirts"; "she stood there ironing"
mangle - alter so as to make unrecognizable; "The tourists murdered the French language"
		mutilate, murder
		garble, warp, distort, falsify falsify knowingly; "She falsified the records"
mangle - injure badly by beating
		maul
		deface, disfigure, blemish mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue"
mangle - destroy or injure severely; "The madman mutilates art work"
		mutilate, cut up
		damage inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"

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mangle (Noun)
A hand-operated device with rollers, for wringing laundry.
mangle (Noun)
The mangle attached to wringer washing machines, often called the wringer.
mangle (Verb)
To change, mutilate or disfigure by cutting, tearing, rearranging etc.
mangle (Verb)
To wring laundry.
mangle (Verb)
To modify an identifier from source code so as to produce a unique identifier for internal use by the compiler, etc.

mangle (v. t.)
To cut or bruise with repeated blows or strokes, making a ragged or torn wound, or covering with wounds; to tear in cutting; to cut in a bungling manner; to lacerate; to mutilate.
mangle (v. t.)
To mutilate or injure, in making, doing, or pertaining; as, to mangle a piece of music or a recitation.
mangle (n.)
A machine for smoothing linen or cotton cloth, as sheets, tablecloths, napkins, and clothing, by roller pressure.
mangle (n.)
To smooth with a mangle, as damp linen or cloth.