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manhandle Definition

man·handle (manhan′dəl)

transitive verb -·dled, -·dling

  1. to move or do by human strength only, without mechanical aids
  2. to handle roughly

manhandle Synonyms

manhandle

v.

damage, maul, mistreat; see abuse 1, beat 2.

manhandle Usage Examples

Object

  • gun: Guns fixed on them - we manhandled the guns with ropes.
  • load: Off-loading mules and manhandling 80 lb loads up slippery tracks too steep almost to walk up oneself without using one's hands.
  • body: First she thought she could manhandle the body on her own.

Subject

  • steward: He was manhandled by stewards out of his seat and ejected from the Brighton Center.
  • guard: They attracted lots of attention from Christmas shoppers, got good local press coverage and got manhandled by security guards at Churchill Sq Mall.
  • police: Later another two protesters were aggressively manhandled by police as they blockaded a lorry.

Preposition: into

  • position: Sleepers were taken to the railhead on a small trolley and manhandled into position.

Modifying Another Word

  • then: The prescription in Leviticus could not have meant the animals were killed beside the altar then manhandled on to it for burning.
  • roughly: Why was Paul so roughly manhandled when he visited the club in pursuit of Lucille?
  • also: She was also manhandled and dragged off to a cell.

Followed by a transitive particle

  • up: Instead, the winch, generator and pump had to be manhandled up the last section.
  • down: The Bismarck was still being manhandled down the riverbank.

Preposition: in

  • way: I could also see that my son was becoming very alarmed at his mom being manhandled in this way.

Preposition: by

  • steward: He was manhandled by stewards out of his seat and ejected from the Brighton Center.
  • guard: They attracted lots of attention from Christmas shoppers, got good local press coverage and got manhandled by security guards at Churchill Sq Mall.
  • police: Later another two protesters were aggressively manhandled by police as they blockaded a lorry.

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