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- DictionaryMan·han·dle/ˈmanˌhandəl/
verb
- 1. move (a heavy object) by hand with great effort: "seven guys had to manhandle the piano down the stairs"
1. : to handle roughly. 2. : to move or manage by human force. manhandled the posts into place. Synonyms. maltreat. maul. mishandle. rough (up) See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of manhandle in a Sentence. They manhandled the heavy boxes onto the truck. She manhandled the posts into place. He was manhandling the boy.
Definitions of 'manhandle' 1. If someone is manhandled, they are physically held or pushed, for example when they are being taken somewhere. [...] 2. If you manhandle something big or heavy somewhere, you move it there by hand. [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'manhandle' British English: mænhændəl American English: mænhændəl. More.
manhandle. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English man‧han‧dle /ˈmænhændl/ verb [ transitive] 1 to push or handle someone roughly manhandle somebody into/through etc something It had ended with Tony physically manhandling her out of the house. 2 to move a heavy object using force manhandle something into/onto/across etc something ...
1. : to move (something) by using rough force. They manhandled the heavy boxes onto the truck. She manhandled the posts into place. 2. : to treat (someone) in a rough or physically harmful way. He was manhandling the boy. He says he was manhandled by the police.
to touch or hold someone roughly and with force, often when taking them somewhere: There were complaints that the police had manhandled some of the demonstrators. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Taking someone somewhere or telling them the way. accompanied by someone/something. accompany someone to something.
to move or do by manpower rather than by machinery. Etymology: 19th Century: from man + handle; sense 1 perhaps also influenced by Devon dialect manangle to mangle. 'manhandle' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): rough. Synonyms: damage, maul, mistreat, abuse, more...
The meaning of manhandle. Definition of manhandle. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.
