different between mangle vs scratch
mangle
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mæ?.??l/
- Rhymes: -æ???l
Etymology 1
From Middle English mangelen, from Anglo-Norman mangler, mahangler, frequentative of either Old French mangonner (“to cut to pieces”) or mahaigner (“to mutilate”), of Germanic origin, for which see mayhem.
Alternate etymology derives mangle from Middle English *mankelen, a frequentative form of manken (“to mutilate”), from Old English mancian, bemancian (“to maim”). More at mank.
Verb
mangle (third-person singular simple present mangles, present participle mangling, simple past and past participle mangled)
- (transitive) To change, mutilate or disfigure by cutting, tearing, rearranging etc.
- c. 1703-20, Jonathan Swift, A Letter to a Very Young Lady on Her Marriage
- when they are disposed to mangle a play or a novel
- c. 1703-20, Jonathan Swift, A Letter to a Very Young Lady on Her Marriage
- (transitive, computing) To modify (an identifier from source code) so as to produce a unique identifier for internal use by the compiler, etc.
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch mangel, from late Middle High German mangel, enhanced form of mange, originally “mangonel”, from Medieval Latin manga, manganum. Doublet of mangonel. Cognate with German Mangel, Dutch mangel, both “mangle”.
Noun
mangle (plural mangles)
- A hand-operated device with rollers, for wringing laundry.
- The mangle attached to wringer washing machines, often called the wringer.
Derived terms
- put through the mangle
Translations
Verb
mangle (third-person singular simple present mangles, present participle mangling, simple past and past participle mangled)
- (transitive, archaic) To wring laundry.
Translations
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
mangle (plural mangles)
- mangrove (tree)
Anagrams
- Gelman, leg man, legman, lemang, mangel
Catalan
Etymology
From Spanish mangle.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /?ma?.?l?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /?ma?.?le/
Noun
mangle m (plural mangles)
- mangrove
Danish
Etymology
From German mangeln (“to lack”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /man?l?/, [?m??l?]
Verb
mangle (imperative mangl, infinitive at mangle, present tense mangler, past tense manglede, perfect tense er/har manglet)
- lack
- want
- need
- be missing
- be lacking
- be absent
German
Verb
mangle
- inflection of mangeln:
- first-person singular present
- singular imperative
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From German mangeln
Pronunciation
Verb
mangle (imperative mangl or mangle, present tense mangler, simple past and past participle mangla or manglet, present participle manglende)
- to lack (something)
Related terms
- mangel
References
- “mangle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Spanish
Etymology
From Galibi Carib or Taíno/Arawak.
Noun
mangle m (plural mangles)
- mangrove
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scratch
English
Etymology
From Middle English scracchen, of uncertain origin. Probably a blend of Middle English scratten (“to scratch”) and cracchen (“to scratch”). More at scrat and cratch.
Pronunciation
- enPR: skr?ch, IPA(key): /sk?æt?/
- Rhymes: -æt?
Verb
scratch (third-person singular simple present scratches, present participle scratching, simple past and past participle scratched)
- To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.
- 1733, Jonathan Swift, On Poetry, a Rhapsody
- Be mindful, when invention fails, / To scratch your head, and bite your nails.
- 1733, Jonathan Swift, On Poetry, a Rhapsody
- To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation; to cause itching.
- For a man, when kissing someone, to irritate the skin of that person with one's unshaven beard.
- To mark a surface with a sharp object, thereby leaving a scratch (noun).
- To cross out, strike out, strike through some text on a page.
- Hence, to remove, ignore or delete.
- Hence, to remove, ignore or delete.
- (music) To produce a distinctive sound on a turntable by moving a vinyl record back and forth while manipulating the crossfader (see also scratching).
- (billiards) To commit a foul in pool, as where the cue ball is put into a pocket or jumps off the table.
- (billiards, dated, US) To score, not by skillful play but by some fortunate chance of the game.
- To write or draw hastily or awkwardly; scrawl.
- (transitive, intransitive) To dig or excavate with the claws.
- To dig or scrape (a person's skin) with claws or fingernails in self-defense or with the intention to injure.
Synonyms
- scrattle
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
scratch (countable and uncountable, plural scratches)
- A disruption, mark or shallow cut on a surface made by scratching.
- 1677-1684, Joseph Moxon, Mechanick Exercises
- The coarse file […] makes deep scratches in the work.
- 1709, Matthew Prior, Henry and Emma, line 503
- These nails with scratches deform my breast.
- 1677-1684, Joseph Moxon, Mechanick Exercises
- An act of scratching the skin to alleviate an itch or irritation.
- (sports)
- A starting line (originally and simply, a line scratched in the ground), as in boxing.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Grose to this entry?)
- A technical error of touching or surpassing the starting mark prior to the official start signal in the sporting events of long jump, discus, hammer throw, shot put, and similar. Originally the starting mark was a scratch on the ground but is now a board or precisely indicated mark.
- (cycling) The last riders to depart in a handicap race.
- (billiards) An aberration.
- A foul in pool, as where the cue ball is put into a pocket or jumps off the table.
- (archaic, US, slang) A shot which scores by chance and not as intended by the player; a fluke.
- (horse racing) A horse withdrawn from a race prior to the start.
- A starting line (originally and simply, a line scratched in the ground), as in boxing.
- (slang) Money.
- 2006, Clive James, North Face of Soho, Picador 2007, p. 153:
- He and Bruce cooked up a script together, and Bruce flew home to raise the scratch.
- 2006, Clive James, North Face of Soho, Picador 2007, p. 153:
- A feed, usually a mixture of a few common grains, given to chickens.
- (in the plural) Minute, but tender and troublesome, excoriations, covered with scabs, upon the heels of horses which have been used where it is very wet or muddy.
- 1887, James Law, The Farmer's Veterinary Adviser
- These are exemplified in the scurfy, scaly affections which appear in the bend of the knee (mallenders) and hock (sallenders) and on the lower parts of the limbs, by scratches, and by a scaly exfoliation […].
- 1887, James Law, The Farmer's Veterinary Adviser
- (now historical) A scratch wig.
- 1775, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin 2001, 26 March:
- [H]e turned to him with a dejected Face, and said ‘ – pray Sir, – could you touch up This a little?’ taking hold of his frightful scratch.
- 1775, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin 2001, 26 March:
- (music) A genre of Virgin Islander music, better known as fungi.
Synonyms
- (Virgin Islander music): fungi, quelbe
Derived terms
Translations
Adjective
scratch (not comparable)
- For or consisting of preliminary or tentative, incomplete, etc. work.
- Hastily assembled, arranged or constructed, from whatever materials are to hand, with little or no preparation
- 1988, James McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom, Oxford 2004, p. 740:
- Bluecoats began crossing the James on June 14 and next day two corps approached Petersburg, which was held by Beauregard with a scratch force of 2,500.
- 1988, James McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom, Oxford 2004, p. 740:
- (computing, from scratchpad) Relating to a data structure or recording medium attached to a machine for testing or temporary use.
- (sports) (of a player) Of a standard high enough to play without a handicap, i.e. to compete without the benefit of a variation in scoring based on ability.
Derived terms
- scratch sheet
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “scratch”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
- The Jargon File - Scratch
French
Etymology
From English scratch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sk?at?/
Noun
scratch m (plural scratchs)
- Velcro
Synonyms
- velcro
Italian
Etymology
From English scratch.
Noun
scratch m (invariable)
- (music) scratch
Spanish
Etymology
From English scratch.
Noun
scratch m (plural scratchs)
- (music) scratch
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