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mangle

('m/&//N/g/@/l )

clothes dryer for drying and ironing laundry by passing it between two heavy heated rollers(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
A machine for smoothing linen or cotton cloth, as sheets, tablecloths, napkins, and clothing, by roller pressure.(noun)

source: webster1913

press with a mangle(verb.contact)

Example:
Mangle the sheets.

source: wordnet30
injure badly by beating(verb.contact)

Synonym:
maul

source: wordnet30
alter so as to make unrecognizable(verb.change)

Synonym:
murder, mutilate

source: wordnet30
destroy or injure severely(verb.change)

Synonym:
cut up, mar, mutilate, mutilate

source: wordnet30
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.(verb)

source: webster1913
To smooth with a mangle, as damp linen or cloth.(verb)

source: webster1913

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