Real Dictionary

mangle
If a physical object is mangled, it is crushed or twisted very forcefully, so that it is difficult to see what its original shape was.
countable noun: A mangle is an old-fashioned machine for removing water from clothes that have been washed. The clothes are squeezed between two wooden cylinders.
verb: If you say that someone mangles words or information, you are criticizing them for not speaking or writing clearly or correctly.

mangle in American English 1
to mutilate or disfigure by repeatedly and roughly cutting, tearing, hacking, or crushing; lacerate and bruise badly
transitive verb: to injure severely, disfigure, or mutilate by cutting, slashing, or crushing

mangle in American English 2
a machine for pressing and smoothing cloth, esp. sheets and other flat pieces, between heated rollers
to press in a mangle
noun: a machine for smoothing or pressing clothes, household linen, etc., by means of heated rollers
transitive verb: to smooth or press with a mangle

mangle in British English 1
to mutilate, disfigure, or destroy by cutting, crushing, or tearing

mangle in British English 2
to press or dry in a mangle
noun: a machine for pressing or drying wet textiles, clothes, etc, consisting of two heavy rollers between which the cloth is passed