Definition of mangle

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Mangle (n.) To smooth with a mangle, as damp linen or cloth..

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Scamble :: Scamble (v. t.) To mangle.
Haggle :: Haggle (v. t.) To cut roughly or hack; to cut into small pieces; to notch or cut in an unskillful manner; to make rough or mangle by cutting; as, a boy haggles a stick of wood..
Knout :: Knout (n.) A kind of whip for flogging criminals, formerly much used in Russia. The last is a tapering bundle of leather thongs twisted with wire and hardened, so that it mangles the flesh..
Mangled :: Mangled (imp. & p. p.) of Mangl.
Mangle :: 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..
Mangler :: Mangler (n.) One who smooths with a mangle.
Hack :: Hack (v. t.) To cut irregulary, without skill or definite purpose; to notch; to mangle by repeated strokes of a cutting instrument; as, to hack a post..
Lacerate :: Lacerate (v. t.) To tear; to rend; to separate by tearing; to mangle; as, to lacerate the flesh. Hence: To afflict; to torture; as, to lacerate the heart..
Mingle-mangle :: Mingle-mangle (n.) A hotchpotch.
Mangle :: Mangle (n.) A machine for smoothing linen or cotton cloth, as sheets, tablecloths, napkins, and clothing, by roller pressure..
Mangler :: Mangler (n.) One who mangles or tears in cutting; one who mutilates any work in doing it.
Mangle :: Mangle (v. t.) To mutilate or injure, in making, doing, or pertaining; as, to mangle a piece of music or a recitation..
Bemangle :: Bemangle (v. t.) To mangle; to tear asunder.
Hack :: Hack (v. t.) Fig.: To mangle in speaking.
Mangle :: Mangle (n.) To smooth with a mangle, as damp linen or cloth..
Worry :: Worry (v. t.) To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly; also, to tear or mangle with the teeth..
Lacerated :: Lacerated (p. a.) Rent; torn; mangled; as, a lacerated wound..
Mingle-mangle :: Mingle-mangle (v. t.) To mix in a disorderly way; to make a mess of.
Murder :: Murder (n.) To mutilate, spoil, or deform, as if with malice or cruelty; to mangle; as, to murder the king's English..
Launder :: Launder (v. i.) To wash, as clothes; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron; as, to launder shirts..
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