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Definition of manhandle verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

manhandle

verb
 
/ˈmænhændl/
 
/ˈmænhændl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they manhandle
 
/ˈmænhændl/
 
/ˈmænhændl/
he / she / it manhandles
 
/ˈmænhændlz/
 
/ˈmænhændlz/
past simple manhandled
 
/ˈmænhændld/
 
/ˈmænhændld/
past participle manhandled
 
/ˈmænhændld/
 
/ˈmænhændld/
-ing form manhandling
 
/ˈmænhændlɪŋ/
 
/ˈmænhændlɪŋ/
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  1. manhandle somebody to push, pull or handle somebody roughly
    • Bystanders claim they were manhandled by security guards.
    • They were manhandled into a waiting truck.
  2. manhandle something + adv./prep. to move or lift a heavy object using a lot of effort synonym haul
    • They were trying to manhandle an old sofa across the road.
See manhandle in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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