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manhandle Definition


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manhandle
verb
    1. To treat someone or something roughly; to push, shove or use force to move them or it.
      Thesaurus: mistreat, push, shove, rough up, maul, paw.
    2. To move or transport something using manpower, not machinery.
Etymology: 19c; 15c in obsolete sense ‘to handle a tool'.



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