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      • man•han•dle /ˈmænˌhændəl, mænˈhændəl/ v. [ ~ + object], -dled, -dling. to handle roughly. to move by human strength alone: We manhandled the piano up the five flights of stairs and into the tiny apartment. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2022 man•han•dle (man′ han′dl, man han′ dl), v.t., -dled, -dling.
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  2. 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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      MANHANDLE meaning: 1. to touch or hold someone roughly and...

  3. If you manhandle something big or heavy somewhere, you move it there by hand. The three of us manhandled the uncovered dinghy out of the shed. [ VERB noun preposition/adverb ]

  4. MANHANDLE meaning: 1. to touch or hold someone roughly and with force, often when taking them somewhere: 2. to move…. Learn more.

  5. The meaning of MANHANDLE is to handle roughly. How to use manhandle in a sentence.

  6. to handle roughly. to move by human strength, without the use of mechanical appliances. manhandle. / ˌmænˈhændəl; ˈmænˌhændəl / verb. to handle or push (someone) about roughly. to move or do by manpower rather than by machinery. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of manhandle 1. 1425–75; late Middle English. See man, handle.

  7. manhandle somebody to push, pull or handle somebody roughly. Bystanders claim they were manhandled by security guards. They were manhandled into a waiting truck.

  8. manhandle. verb. 1. rough up, pull, push, paw (informal), maul, handle roughly, knock about or around Foreign journalists were manhandled by the police. 2. haul, carry, pull, push, lift, manoeuvre, tug, shove, hump (Brit. slang), heave The three of us manhandled the dinghy out of the shed.

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