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      mangle
      noun
      A hand-operated device with rollers, for wringing laundry.
      The mangle attached to wringer washing machines, often called the wringer.
      Any of various trees of the genus Rhizophora, especially the red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle).
      (chiefly Caribbean, US) Synonym of mangrove.
      A forest of such trees.
      Preceded by a descriptive word: any of various shrubs or trees of genera other than Rhizophora which resemble plants of this genus in appearance and habitat.
      A surname.
      verb
      (transitive) To change, mutilate, or disfigure by cutting, tearing, rearranging, etc.
      (transitive, computing) To modify (an identifier from source code) so as to produce a unique identifier for internal use by the compiler, etc.
      (transitive, archaic) To wring laundry.
      Roots
      mahaigniermangle- · Anglo-French · to maim, mutilate
      Synonyms for mangle
      mutilatevmaulvmaimvlaceratevdisfigurevdismembervdistortvcontortvdefacevdeformvinjurev
      Words related to mangle
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