"manhandle" meaning in English

See manhandle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈmænˌhæn.dəl/ Audio: en-us-manhandle.ogg Forms: manhandles [present, singular, third-person], manhandling [participle, present], manhandled [participle, past], manhandled [past]
Etymology: From Middle English manne-handlen, man handelen, equivalent to man (“male person”) + handle. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|manne-handlen}} Middle English manne-handlen, {{af|en|man|handle|t1=male person}} man (“male person”) + handle Head templates: {{en-verb}} manhandle (third-person singular simple present manhandles, present participle manhandling, simple past and past participle manhandled)
  1. (transitive, nautical) To move something heavy by force of men, without aid of levers, pulleys, machine, or tackles. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-manhandle-en-verb-LoI3CNM5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 26 7 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 55 21 11 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 15 9 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 12 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 49 33 8 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 50 25 11 14 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 52 28 8 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 48 34 8 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 55 24 8 12 Topics: nautical, transport
  2. (transitive) To assault or beat up a person. Tags: transitive Synonyms: rough up Translations (to assault or beat up): malmener (French), agresser (French), brutaliser (French), angreifen (German), herfallen über (German), übel zurichten (German), verprügeln (German), zusammenschlagen (German)
    Sense id: en-manhandle-en-verb-aW-Ln~pe Disambiguation of 'to assault or beat up': 6 90 2 3
  3. (transitive) To mishandle; to handle roughly; to mangle. Tags: transitive Synonyms: mistreat, maltreat Translations (to handle roughly): малтретирам (maltretiram) (Bulgarian), misshandeln (German), tūkarikari (Maori), грубо обращаться (grubo obraščatʹsja) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-manhandle-en-verb-cQrUpsSs Disambiguation of 'to handle roughly': 1 0 99 0
  4. (transitive) To control (a machine, vehicle, situation, etc.) by means of physical strength. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-manhandle-en-verb-KUwNCMDh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: man-handle

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(transitive) To mishandle; to handle roughly; to mangle."
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        "(transitive) To control (a machine, vehicle, situation, etc.) by means of physical strength."
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        "(transitive) To mishandle; to handle roughly; to mangle."
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      "sense": "to handle roughly",
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      "sense": "to handle roughly",
      "word": "грубо обращаться"
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