mangle

Etymology 1
From, from , , frequentative of either  or , of  origin, for which see mayhem.

Alternate etymology derives mangle from, a frequentative form of , from ,. More at.

Verb

 * 1)  To change, mutilate, or disfigure by cutting, tearing, rearranging, etc.
 * 2) * c. 1703-20,, A Letter to a Very Young Lady on Her Marriage
 * when they are disposed to mangle a play or a novel
 * 1)  To modify (an identifier from source code) so as to produce a unique identifier for internal use by the compiler, etc.
 * 1)  To modify (an identifier from source code) so as to produce a unique identifier for internal use by the compiler, etc.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:, обезобразя́
 * Czech: mrzačit
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * German:, , durch die Mangel drehen, kalandrieren,
 * Italian:, ,
 * Latin: discerpō
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Romanian:, ,
 * Russian:,  ,  ,  ,  ,
 * Swedish:

Etymology 2
Ca. 1700, from, from Early Modern (15th c.), enhanced form (by analogy with other tool names in ) of , from , , from. .

Noun



 * 1) A hand-operated device with rollers, for wringing laundry.
 * 2) The mangle attached to wringer washing machines, often called the wringer.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:, , Rollmangel
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Polish: maglownica,
 * Romanian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:

Verb

 * 1)  To wring laundry.

Translations

 * Czech: ,
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:, ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Polish:, zmaglować
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Swedish:

Noun

 * 1) A mangrove (tree).

Etymology
.

Noun

 * 1) mangrove

Etymology
From.

Verb

 * 1) lack
 * 2) want
 * 3) need
 * 4) be missing
 * 5) be lacking
 * 6) be absent

Noun

 * 1) mangrove fruit
 * 2)  device

Etymology
From.

Verb

 * 1) to lack (something)

Etymology
From or /.

Noun

 * 1)  A mangrove, any of various plants of the genus