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Webster 1913 Edition

mangle

man′gle

,
Noun.
[D.
mangel
, fr. OE.
mangonel
a machine for throwing stones, LL.
manganum
, Gr. [GREEK] a machine for defending fortifications, axis of a pulley. Cf.
Mangonel
.]
A machine for smoothing linen or cotton cloth, as sheets, tablecloths, napkins, and clothing, by roller pressure, often with heated rollers.
Mangle rack
(Mach.)
,
a contrivance for converting continuous circular motion into reciprocating rectilinear motion, by means of a rack and pinion, as in the mangle. The pinion is held to the rack by a groove in such a manner that it passes alternately from one side of the rack to the other, and thus gives motion to it in opposite directions, according to the side in which its teeth are engaged.
–
Mangle wheel
,
a wheel in which the teeth, or pins, on its face, are interrupted on one side, and the pinion, working in them, passes from inside to outside of the teeth alternately, thus converting the continuous circular motion of the pinion into a reciprocating circular motion of the wheel.

Webster 1828 Edition

Mangle

MAN'GLE

, v.t.
1.
To cut with a dull instrument and tear, or to tear in cutting; to cut in a bungling manner; applied chiefly to the cutting of flesh.
And seized with fear, forgot his mangled meat.
2.
To curtail; to take by piece-meal.

MAN'GLE

,
Noun.
[L. mango.]
1.
A rolling press or calendar for smoothing cloth.
2.
A name of the mangrove, which see.

MAN'GLE

,
Verb.
T.
To smooth cloth with a mangle; to calendar.

Definition 2024

mangle

mangle

English

Verb

mangle ‎(third-person singular simple present mangles, present participle mangling, simple past and past participle mangled)

  1. (transitive) To change, mutilate or disfigure by cutting, tearing, rearranging etc.
    • (Can we date this quote?) John Milton
      mangled with ghastly wounds through plate and mail
    • (Can we date this quote?) Jonathan Swift
      when they are disposed to mangle a play or novel
  2. (transitive, archaic) To wring laundry.
  3. (transitive, computing) To modify (an identifier from source code) so as to produce a unique identifier for internal use by the compiler, etc.
Translations

Noun

mangle ‎(plural mangles)

hand mangle
  1. A hand-operated device with rollers, for wringing laundry.
  2. The mangle attached to wringer washing machines, often called the wringer.
    • 1993, John Banville, Ghosts
      There was a bright-red plastic baby-bath, a car tyre, a rusty mangle, and something that looked like a primitive version of a washing machine.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

mangle ‎(plural mangles)

  1. mangrove (tree)

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

From Spanish mangle.

Noun

mangle m ‎(plural mangles)

  1. mangrove

Danish

Etymology

From German mangeln ‎(“to lack”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /manɡlə/, [ˈmɑŋlə]

Verb

mangle ‎(imperative mangl, infinitive at mangle, present tense mangler, past tense manglede, perfect tense er/har manglet)

  1. lack
  2. want
  3. need
  4. be missing
  5. be lacking
  6. be absent

German

Verb

mangle

  1. First-person singular present of mangeln.
  2. Imperative singular of mangeln.
  3. First-person singular subjunctive I of mangeln.
  4. Third-person singular subjunctive I of mangeln.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German mangeln

Verb

mangle ‎(imperative mangl or mangle, present tense mangler, simple past and past participle mangla or manglet, present participle manglende)

  1. to lack (something)

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References

Spanish

Etymology

From Galibi Carib or Arawak

Noun

mangle m ‎(plural mangles)

  1. mangrove

Etymology

From Middle English mangelen, from Anglo-Norman mangler, mahangler, frequentative of either Old French mangonner ‎(“to cut to pieces”) or mahaigner ‎(“to mutilate”), of Germanic origin, for which see mayhem. Compare also Old High German mangolōn ‎(“to suffer loss, be deprived”) (whence German mangeln ‎(“to lack, mangle”)).

Alternate etymology derives mangle from Middle English *mankelen, a frequentative form of manken ‎(“to mutilate”), from Old English mancian, bemancian ‎(“to maim”). More at mank.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmæŋ.ɡəl/
  • (also) (US) IPA(key): /ˈmeɪŋ.ɡəl/
  • Rhymes: -æŋɡəl

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