Definition of "mangle" in English

verb

1. (transitive) To change, mutilate, or disfigure by cutting, tearing, rearranging, etc.

   • c. 1703-20, Jonathan Swift, A Letter to a Very Young Lady on Her Marriage when they are disposed to mangle a play or a novel

2. (transitive, computing) To modify (an identifier from source code) so as to produce a unique identifier for internal use by the compiler, etc.

noun

1. A hand-operated device with rollers, for wringing laundry.

2. The mangle attached to wringer washing machines, often called the wringer.

verb

1. (transitive, archaic) To wring laundry.

noun

1. (chiefly Caribbean, US) Synonym of mangrove.