mangle

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To change, mutilate, or disfigure by cutting, tearing, rearranging, etc.
2. 2
   To modify (an identifier from source code) so as to produce a unique identifier for internal use by the compiler, etc.
3. 3
   To wring laundry.

Noun

1. 1
   A hand-operated device with rollers, for wringing laundry.
2. 2
   The mangle attached to wringer washing machines, often called the wringer.
3. 3
   Synonym of mangrove: Any of various trees of the genus Rhizophora, especially the red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle).
4. 4
   Synonym of mangrove: A forest of such trees.
5. 5
   Synonym of mangrove: Preceded by a descriptive word: any of various shrubs or trees of genera other than Rhizophora which resemble plants of this genus in appearance and habitat.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname.