manhandling
present participle ofmanhandle
manhandle
verb[T]
uk/ˌmænˈhæn.dəl/us/ˌmænˈhæn.dəl/manhandleverb[T](HANDLE ROUGHLY)
totouchorholdsomeoneroughlyand withforce, often when taking themsomewhere:
There werecomplaintsthat thepolicehad manhandled some of thedemonstrators.
Taking someone somewhere or telling them the way
- accompany
- bring
- bringsomeone/somethingalong
- chaperone
- come along
- convoy
- direct
- docent
- drop
- guide
- lead
- march
- referral
- shepherd
- showsomeonearound (something)
- showsomeoneoversomething
- showsomeoneround(something)
- squire
- steer
- walk
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Injuring and injuries
manhandleverb[T](MOVE)
tomovesomething using thephysicalstrengthof thebody:
Severalpiecesofheavyequipmenthad to be manhandled into thelorry.
Transferring and transporting objects
- bear
- bearer
- bike
- bike rack
- bore
- borne
- bring
- budge
- call forsomeone
- chauffeur
- convey
- portage
- post-delivery
- putsomething/someonedown
- redeliver
- redelivery
- transplant
- transport
- transportation
- truck
Examplesofmanhandling
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Worden seeks to explain how historians have been dependent upon, and sometimes mislead by, themanhandlingof texts by their editors.
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As challengers, ticket distributors, judges of elections, and recording clerks, they ran the machinery of democracy, manipulating the returns where they could,manhandlingtheir opponents where they must.
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There is a mixture of the most modern cranes and motor lorries being used to handle the traffic, alongside horses and simplemanhandling.
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Themanhandlingstretches up or down, with patients either to be operated on or having been operated on.
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And how long do they go on with thismanhandling?
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The economy, far from benefiting by themanhandlingof "stop-go" policies, has suffered drastically by reason of them.
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To some people it means the development of mechanical methods of moving components from one process to another without the delays involved inmanhandling.
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This is the kind of approach that is being made, sometimes it is dealt with bymanhandling; sometimes it is by a mechanical device.
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In that way a great deal ofmanhandlingwould be eliminated.
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He was in difficulty aboutmanhandlingthese people.
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There is lessmanhandlingof coal today, and the machine removes much of the uncongenial work previously done by miners.
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In certain circumstances,manhandlingis legitimate.
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Should they go on in the hope of making contact—which would meanmanhandlingtheir loads up that precipitous trail, a mile into the sky—or turn back?
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Jockey wheels incorporate a castor action, permitting travel in any direction whilemanhandlinga trailer while it is not attached to a vehicle.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Tailwheels are smaller and cheaper to buy and to maintain, andmanhandlinga tailwheel aircraft on the ground is easier.
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