manhandle
verb/ˈmænhændl/
/ˈmænhændl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they manhandle | /ˈmænhændl/ /ˈmænhændl/ |
| he / she / it manhandles | /ˈmænhændlz/ /ˈmænhændlz/ |
| past simple manhandled | /ˈmænhændld/ /ˈmænhændld/ |
| past participle manhandled | /ˈmænhændld/ /ˈmænhændld/ |
| -ing form manhandling | /ˈmænhændlɪŋ/ /ˈmænhændlɪŋ/ |
- manhandle somebody to push, pull or handle somebody roughly
- Bystanders claim they were manhandled by security guards.
- They were manhandled into a waiting truck.
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- manhandle something + adv./prep. to move or lift a heavy object using a lot of effort synonym haul
- They were trying to manhandle an old sofa across the road.
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