mangle

/ˈmaŋ-gəl/

Middle English, from Anglo-French mangler, mahangler, perhaps from mahaigner to maim

verb

  1. to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing

  2. to spoil, injure, or make incoherent especially through ineptitude

people … mangled by sharks

maim mutilate mangle mean to injure so severely as to cause lasting damage. maim implies the loss or injury of a body part. mutilate implies the cutting off or removal of an essential part of a person or thing thereby impairing its completeness, beauty, or function.

noun

  1. a machine for ironing laundry by passing it between heated rollers

verb

  1. to press or smooth (something, such as damp linen) with a mangle