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puts through the mangle

puts through the mangle is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put through the mangle.

Meaning of put through the mangle

Verb

put through the mangle (third-person singular simple present puts through the mangle, present participle putting through the mangle, simple past and past participle put through the mangle)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of put through the wringer.
    • A big beast of the men's field was put through the mangle then dumped out of Wimbledon as Rafael Nadal fell at around 10.06pm to Lukas Rosol, a Czech debutant who will never forget this Thursday evening in south-west London.2012 June 28, Jamie Jackson, “Wimbledon 2012: Lukas Rosol shocked by miracle win over Rafael Nadal”, in the Guardian

Questions about puts through the mangle

What is puts through the mangle the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts through the mangle is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put through the mangle.

Words near puts through the mangle in the dictionary

  1. puts the tin lid on it
  2. puts the toothpaste back in the tube
  3. puts the wood in the hole
  4. puts the world to rights
  5. puts through
  6. puts through the mangle
  7. puts through the mill
  8. puts through the wringer
  9. puts to
  10. puts to bed
  11. puts to death

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