to mangle
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6.1
- verb
- /ˈmæŋɡəl/
- NSFW
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mutilar
- After the storm ended, many trees were mangled by the falling debris, leaving a path of destruction.
- a mangled body
So not only does the rope and with the hook pull out of the claw, but it mangles the claw.
- So not only does the rope and with the hook pull out of the claw, but it mangles the claw.
Examples
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The slug was mangled beyond recognition.
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Rescue workers work feverishly with jaws of life to get into the mangled wreckage.
Fiction book (1993) -
Without a word, she swept the mangled dog off the desk and carried it outside.
Fiction book (1996) -
His face is mangled blood everywhere, velvet black, like leather arms.
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She'll get word that her darling son was found mangled along the railroad tracks.
Academic text (2011) -
The rental car was mangled, its bent frame keeping the doors from opening.
Fiction book (2002) -
The tractor splintered wooden fences, mangled the wheelbarrow, grazed the shed, and smashed rosebushes.
Fiction book (2000) -
The car was completely mangled in the accident, with metal twisted and parts scattered everywhere.
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The child's new toy was mangled after the dog got ahold of it and chewed on it relentlessly.
Synonyms
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1.0
To pull something so it breaks into pieces
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1.6
To press something hard so it breaks or loses its shape
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2.1
To break something into many pieces using great force
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2.9
To badly damage or destroy something
91
4.7
To break a hard object, for example a bone or rock
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7.4
Damage something by cutting or removing parts so it looks ruined
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4.1
Cause serious harm to people or things with a sharp object
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5.8
To break something into pieces by hitting it hard
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7.2
To injure someone or something by rough, violent attack, often by an animal
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8.7
To pull something apart with great force
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7.5
To cut or tear skin roughly
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4.7
To damage something very badly so it breaks into pieces
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9.1
To break something into pieces
Treat someone or something very harshly and damage them
To divide something into parts, for example by cutting it or by sharing it among people
Make something stop working by hitting or dropping it
To hurt a part of your body by using it too much or in an accident
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A coastal tree with roots above the water whose seed begins to grow while still on the tree
How Damaging
- Offensive
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8.9
- NSFW
73
7.4
- NSFW
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6.1
- NSFW
35
7.0
885
1.4
53
1.6
161
1.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mangle (to damage) grew from the image of something being crushed or torn in a machine: the old Mangel could crush as well as press, so people used the word to mean 'crush' or 'severely injure'. That is why mangle now means to cut, tear, or badly hurt someone or something.