mangler
Industrial wringing machine
A mangler is someone or something that mangles—damages, mutilates, or distorts beyond recognition.
A bad editor mangles prose; a careless machine operator mangles fabric.
In industrial contexts, a mangler is also a machine with rollers for pressing laundry or textiles flat: She fed the wet sheets through the mangler.
Torn, ragged wound
- amputationSurgical limb removal
- crushCompress with force
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- woundCoiled, or an injury
gash · fracture · maim · mutilate · harm · damage · accident · safety
Rotating cylindrical movers
- pressApply force downward
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- conveyorMechanism that transports items
textiles · mill · operator · workshop · fabrication · manufacturing · processing · steel
Rotating cylindrical movers
- clotheslineCord for air-drying laundry
- washClean using liquid
- linensHousehold fabric goods
- garmentsArticles of clothing
ironing · pressing · flatwork · creasing · steam · fabric · washerwoman · launderette
Distort into confusion
- corruptDishonest, open to bribes
- butcherOne who sells cuts
- mutilateInflict severe bodily harm
- misquoteInaccurate citation
misrepresent · botch · bungle · murder · hash · scramble · wreck · ruin
laceration
Torn, ragged wound
- amputationSurgical limb removal
- crushCompress with force
- traumaLasting psychological wound
wound · gash · fracture · maim · mutilate · harm · damage · accident · safety · guard
rollers
Rotating cylindrical movers
- pressApply force downward
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
- factoryIndustrial production facility
conveyor · textiles · mill · operator · workshop · fabrication · manufacturing · processing · steel · foundry
rollers
Rotating cylindrical movers
- clotheslineCord for air-drying laundry
- washClean using liquid
- linensHousehold fabric goods
garments · ironing · pressing · flatwork · creasing · steam · fabric · washerwoman · launderette · clothespin
garble
Distort into confusion
misquote · misrepresent · botch · bungle · murder · hash · scramble · wreck · ruin · massacre
compression
Forcing into smaller space
parser · algorithm · processing · transform · filter · utility · script · tool · minify · obfuscate
jam
Cooked fruit spread
fault · defect · misfire · short-circuit · stuck · seize · overheat · tangle · snag · clog
- grindersgrinder, angle grinder, bench grinder, burr grinder, coffee grinder