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manhandle

[ man-han-dl, man-han-dl ]

verb (used with object)

manhandled, manhandling.
  1. to handle roughly.
  2. to move by human strength, without the use of mechanical appliances.


manhandle

/ ˌmænˈhændəl; ˈmænˌhændəl /

verb

  1. to handle or push (someone) about roughly
  2. to move or do by manpower rather than by machinery
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of manhandle1

1425–75; late Middle English. See man, handle
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of manhandle1

C19: from man + handle ; sense 1 perhaps also influenced by Devon dialect manangle to mangle
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Videos and images much like Sunday's depicting manhandled prisoners progressing through the prison system have been shared on his social media ever since.

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He was too quick to take off and run, perhaps understandably given how his offensive line was being manhandled.

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Some staff at the Life Wirral independent school were recorded by an undercover reporter manhandling pupils and using derogatory and homophobic language.

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Difficult to have any trust in Jets, who were absolutely manhandled by Arizona, but the Colts don’t have much to offer, either — plus, they’re on the road.

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"That is where we are legally allowed to be physical and manhandle players, which will hopefully overflow into other moments on the field. When we scrum, we scrum to dominate."

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