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- [mang-guh l]
- /ˈmæŋ gəl/
- /ˈmæŋ.ɡl̩/
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- [mang-guh l]
- /ˈmæŋ gəl/
Definitions of mangle word
- verb with object mangle to smooth or press with a mangle. 1
- verb with object mangle Metalworking. to squeeze (metal plates) between rollers. 1
- noun mangle a machine for smoothing or pressing clothes, household linen, etc., by means of heated rollers. 1
- noun mangle Severely mutilate, disfigure, or damage by cutting, tearing, or crushing. 1
- transitive verb mangle crush, twist 1
- transitive verb mangle tune, song: sing badly 1
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Origin of mangle
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Anglo-French mangler, perhaps dissimilated variant of Old French mangonner to mangle; akin to mangonel
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Parts of speech for Mangle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mangle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mangle
verb mangle
- disfigure — to mar the appearance or beauty of; deform; deface: Our old towns are increasingly disfigured by tasteless new buildings.
- wreck — any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
- lacerate — to tear roughly; mangle: The barbed wire lacerated his hands.
- bruise — A bruise is an injury which appears as a purple mark on your body, although the skin is not broken.
- distort — to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed: Arthritis had distorted his fingers.
noun mangle
- clean out — If you clean out something such as a cupboard, room, or container, you take everything out of it and clean the inside of it thoroughly.
- hackle — one of the long, slender feathers on the neck or saddle of certain birds, as the domestic rooster, much used in making artificial flies for anglers.
- dilapidate — to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect (often used passively): The house had been dilapidated by neglect.
- use up — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- lay waste — to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
Antonyms for mangle
verb mangle
- beautify — If you beautify something, you make it look more beautiful.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
- create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
- sew — to ground (a vessel) at low tide (sometimes fol by up).
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