Manhandle

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To handle roughly.
  • v. To move or handle by manpower alone.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To move something heavy by force of men, without aid of levers, pulleys, machine, or tackles.
  • v. To assault or beat up a person.
  • v. To mishandle; to handle roughly; to mangle.
  • v. To control (a machine, vehicle, situation, etc.) by means of physical strength.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To move, or manage, by human force without mechanical aid.
  • v. To handle roughly.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Nautical, to move by force of men, without levers or tackles; hence, to handle roughly; pull and push about, as a person, in anger or in sport.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. handle roughly
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    palm    handle   
    Form
    -handled    handling   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    move    handle   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    panhandle