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to mangle
01
to severely damage or destroy something
Transitive: to mangle sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
mangle
3rd person singular
mangles
Present participle
mangling
Past simple
mangled
Past participle
mangled
Examples
The machine malfunctioned and began to mangle the fabric.
02
to badly distort, damage, or ruin something, making it difficult to recognize or appreciate
Transitive: to mangle sth
Examples
The editor mangled the author's story by cutting out key parts.
03
to press or flatten something using a tool as part of a process to remove water
Transitive: to mangle fabric
Examples
She carefully mangled the wet sheets to dry them faster.
04
to harm severely by cutting, tearing, or crushing, causing deep and disfiguring wounds
Transitive: to mangle sb/sth
Examples
The bear attack mangled the hiker's arm, requiring emergency surgery.
Mangle
01
clothes dryer for drying and ironing laundry by passing it between two heavy heated rollers
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
mangles
Lexical Tree
mangled
mangler
mangle
