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   manhandle

   /ˈmanhandl/

   verb

   • 1. move (a heavy object) by hand with great effort: "men used to manhandle the piano down the stairs" Similar heavehaulpushshovepulltugdragmovecarryliftmanoeuvreinformal:humplug
   • ▪ handle (someone) roughly by dragging or pushing: "we were spat on, sworn at, and manhandled" Similar jostleshovehustlehandle roughlypushpullmaltreatill-treatmistreatabusemaulmolestinjuredamagebeatknock aboutknock aroundbatterinformal:pawbeat uprough uproust

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   What does manhandle mean?

   • carregar à mão, maltratar… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! MANHANDLE definition: 1. to touch or hold someone roughly and with force, often when taking them somewhere: 2. to move…. Learn more.

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   Is the term 'manhandle' a slang word?

   • The term 'manhandle' (v.) originated in the mid-1500s, meaning 'to wield a tool'. It later took on the meaning 'to attack an enemy' around the late 1500s. The nautical meaning 'to move by force of men without levers or tackle' was first recorded in 1834. The slang meaning 'to handle roughly' emerged from the nautical usage in 1865.

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   What does manhandling mean?

   • , man·han·dled, man·han·dling. to handle roughly. to move by human strength, without the use of mechanical appliances. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 1425–75; late Middle English.

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   What does behandle mean?

   • From be- + handle. Cognate with Saterland Frisian behondelje (“to handle, deal with, treat”), Dutch behandelen (“to handle, treat”), German behandeln (“to treat”), Norwegian behandle (“to treat”). behandle (third-person singular simple present behandles, present participle behandling, simple past and past participle behandled)

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   Manhandle means to touch or hold someone roughly and with force, often when taking them somewhere, or to move something using the physical strength of the body. See the pronunciation, synonyms, and usage examples of manhandle in different contexts.

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     to touch or hold someone roughly and with force, often when...

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   Manhandle is a verb that means to handle roughly or to move or manage by human force. See synonyms, example sentences, word history, and related entries for manhandle.

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   Manhandle means to handle or push someone roughly, or to move something by hand without machinery. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, grammar and usage of manhandle with Collins English Dictionary.

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   When you manhandle something, you pick it up, push it, or pull it roughly. You might gasp watching movers manhandle your fragile furniture as they load it into a moving van. You can manhandle things, and you can also manhandle people, shoving or grabbing them.

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   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.

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   Manhandle means to handle roughly or to move by human strength. Learn the word history, usage, and synonyms of manhandle from Dictionary.com.

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   Manhandle means to handle roughly or to move by human strength alone. See the origin, synonyms, antonyms, translations and usage of the verb manhandle in different contexts.