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mangler Definition


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mangle1
verb mangled, mangling
    1. To damage or destroy something or someone by cutting, crushing, tearing, etc.
      Thesaurus: mutilate, maul, twist, maim, deform, disfigure, distort, crush.
    2. To spoil, ruin or bungle something.
      Example: He mangled his opening lines
Derivative: mangled
adj
    Derivative: mangler
    noun
      Etymology: 15c: from French mangler, probably from mahaigner to maim.



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