manhandle (redirected from manhandling)

man·han·dle  (mnhndl)

tr.v. man·han·dled, man·han·dling, man·han·dles

1. To handle roughly.

2. To move or handle by manpower alone.

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manhandle [ˈmænˌhænd^əl ˌmænˈhænd^əl]

vb (tr)

1. to handle or push (someone) about roughly

2. to move or do by manpower rather than by machinery

[from man + handle; sense 1 perhaps also influenced by Devon dialect manangle to mangle]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

manhandle - handle roughly; "I was manhandled by the police" palm, handle - touch, lift, or hold with the hands; "Don't handle the merchandise"

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manhandle

verb

1. rough up, pull, push, paw (informal), maul, handle roughly, knock about or around Foreign journalists were manhandled by the police.

2. haul, carry, pull, push, lift, manoeuvre, tug, shove, hump (Brit. slang), heave The three of us manhandled the dinghy out of the shed.

Translations

manhandle [ˈmænˌhændl] VT

1. (esp Brit) (= move by hand) → mover a base de brazos
we manhandled the dinghy out of the shed → sacamos la barca del cobertizo a base de brazos

2. (fig) → maltratar
the police admitted manhandling the prisoners → la policía admitió haber maltratado a los presos
the men were manhandled into the back of the van → metieron a los hombres de muy malos modos en la trasera de la furgoneta

manhandle [ˈmænhænd^əl] vt

(= mistreat) → maltraiter, malmener
She was manhandled up the steps of the aircraft
BUT On l'a hissée sans ménagement en haut de la passerelle.; On l'a poussée sans ménagement en haut de la passerelle.

(= move by hand) [+ heavy object] → manutentionner

manhandle

vt

person → grob or unsanft behandeln; he was manhandled into the back of the van → er wurde recht unsanft or gewaltsam in den Laderaum des Wagens verfrachtet

piano etc → hieven

manhandle [ˈmænˌhændl] vt (treat roughly) → malmenare; (move by hand, goods) → spostare a mano