Mangle
verb — past tense: mangled ; past participle: mangled ; present participle: mangling ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) (mangied, mangling, to press [clothes], etc., in a mangle) កិនឲ្យរាបស្មើឬឲ្យរលោង mangle an arm ហែកហួរ, ធ្វើអោយខ្ទេចខ្ទី, mangle a report ធ្វើអោយខុសស្រឡះ ពីសេចក្ដីដើម
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- A machine for smoothing linen or cotton cloth, as sheets, tablecloths, napkins, and clothing, by roller pressure.
verb — past tense: mangled ; past participle: mangled ; present participle: mangling ;
- 1.
- To smooth with a mangle, as damp linen or cloth.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To cut or bruise with repeated blows or strokes, making a ragged or torn wound, or covering with wounds; to tear in cutting; to cut in a bungling manner; to lacerate; to mutilate.
- 3.
- (TRANSITIVE) To mutilate or injure, in making, doing, or pertaining; as, to mangle a piece of music or a recitation.