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   mangle

   /ˈmaŋɡl/

   noun

   • 1. a machine having two or more rollers turned by a handle, between which wet laundry is squeezed to remove excess moisture.
   • ▪ a large machine for ironing sheets or other fabrics, usually when they are damp, using heated rollers.

   verb

   • 1. press or squeeze with a mangle: "the hard household labour often involved pounding clothes in a dolly tub and mangling them with a hand wringer"

   Word Origin late 17th century: from Dutch mangel, from mangelen ‘to mangle’, from medieval Latin mango, manga, from Greek manganon ‘axis, engine of war’.

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   • A mangle is an old-fashioned machine for removing water from clothes that have been washed. The clothes are squeezed between two wooden cylinders. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. Also called: wringer 2.

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   • [VERB noun] A mangle is an old-fashioned machine for removing water from clothes that have been washed. The clothes are squeezed between two wooden cylinders. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   • • MANGLE (noun) The noun MANGLE has 1 sense: 1. clothes dryer for drying and ironing laundry by passing it between two heavy heated rollers. Familiarity information: MANGLE used as a noun is very rare. • MANGLE (verb) The verb MANGLE has 4 senses:

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     MANGLE meaning: 1. to destroy something by twisting it with...

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     mangle definicja: 1. to destroy something by twisting it...

   • Mangle: French Translation

     MANGLE translate: écraser, mutiler, massacrer, essorer,...

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     mangle translate: zerfetzen, verstümmeln, mangeln, die...

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     MANGLE translate: 絞壞；撕爛, （因錯誤太多而）損壞，弄糟, 軋布機，衣物軋乾機. Learn...

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     mangle translate: meremuk, merusak, memeras, alat pemeras....

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   When you mangle something, you completely destroy it, by ripping, cutting, crushing, or otherwise mauling it into pieces. You shouldn't leave your new puppy alone in a room with your favorite shoes because he might mangle them with his sharp puppy teeth.

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   Mangle definition: to injure severely, disfigure, or mutilate by cutting, slashing, or crushing. See examples of MANGLE used in a sentence.

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