Mangle

mangle [ MANG-guh'l ]
[ noun, transitive verb ]

MEANING :
1. (tr. v.) to severely injure or destroy
2. (tr. v.) to spoil or ruin
3. (n.) a machine for pressing clothes

EXAMPLE 1 :
The body of the driver was mangled in the crash.

EXAMPLE 2 :
The sight of burning cars, scattered debris and mangled corpses once again littering Haifa Street in the aftermath of Sunday's twin car-bombings will serve as an uncomfortable reminder of the past for many Iraqis.

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