mangles
Tears apart violently
Mangles is the plural of mangle, a machine with rollers for pressing water from laundry or smoothing fabric.
Once common household equipment, mangles have largely been replaced by electric dryers.
As a verb form, mangles means to damage severely by cutting, crushing, or tearing: The accident mangled his leg.
Figuratively, one mangles a language, a song, or a quotation by rendering it badly.
Bends from original shape
- twistsRotational bends or turns
- contortsTwists out of shape
- deformsAlters shape abnormally
- misshapesAlters form incorrectly
bends · buckles · crumples · gnarls · skews · kinks · wrenches · garbles
Violent pulls apart
- ripsTears with force
- shredsTorn-up fragments
- mutilatesDamages severely, removes parts
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
wrecks · destroys · maims · mars · batters · ravages · tatters · lacerates
warps
Bends from original shape
misshapes · bends · buckles · crumples · gnarls · skews · kinks · wrenches · garbles · corrupts
tears
Violent pulls apart
ruins · wrecks · destroys · maims · mars · batters · ravages · tatters · lacerates · savages
flattens
Makes level or even
- pressesPushes or flattens
- squashesCrushes or autumn gourds
- compressesSqueezes into less space
squeezes · smashes · pulverizes · grinds · crumples · wrings · rollers · laundry · clothes · fabric
murders
Intentional unlawful killings
- slaughtersKills in large numbers
- massacresBrutal group killings
- killsCauses to die
carnage · bloodshed · gore · violence · brutality · savagery · attacks · assaults · mauls · mauling
manglesclarifies
Makes more understandable
articulates · preserves · elucidates · perfects · polishes