manhandle

ˈmænˌhændəl

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Definition of manhandle - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

behavior

Rare

handle someone roughly or aggressively

Rare

The guards manhandled the protester out of the building.

mishandle

mistreat

forceful movement

Rare

move by physical force

Rare

They had to manhandle the heavy furniture up the stairs..

manipulate

shove

strength

Rare

move something heavy using physical strength

Rare

They manhandled the piano up the stairs.

haul

lug

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Origin of manhandle

English, man (hand) + handle (manage)

Examples of manhandle in a sentence

Police were criticized for manhandling the suspect.
The workers had to manhandle the large crate into the truck.
He tried to manhandle the stubborn door open.
We had to manhandle the sofa through the narrow door.
The workers manhandled the heavy crates onto the truck.

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French:malmener, manipuler, ...
German:grob behandeln, mit Gewalt bewegen, ...
Italian:maltrattare, spostare con forza, ...
Spanish:manosear, empujar, ...
Portuguese:agredir, mover à força, ...
Chinese:粗暴对待, 用力搬动, ...
Japanese:乱暴に扱う, 力ずくで動かす, ...
Arabic:عامَلَ بخشونة, حَمَلَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְנַהֵג בְּאַלִּימוּת, לְהַזִּיז בְּכֹוחַ, ...
Russian:грубо обращаться, перемещать силой, ...
Ukrainian:грубо поводитися, переміщати силою, ...
Hindi:जबरदस्ती करना, शारीरिक बल से हिलाना, ...
Bengali:রূঢ়ভাবে পরিচালনা করা, শারীরিক শক্তি দিয়ে সরানো, ...
Catalan:tractar bruscament, moure amb força, ...
Czech:hrubě zacházet, tahat, ...
Danish:håndtere hårdhændet, flytte med magt, ...
Dutch:hardhandig aanpakken, met geweld verplaatsen, ...
Greek:χειρίζομαι βίαια, μετακινώ με δύναμη, ...
Hungarian:durván bánni, odébb vonszolni, ...
Khmer:ចាប់ទាញដោយហិង្សា, លើកផ្លាស់ទីដោយកម្លាំង, ...
Korean:거칠게 다루다, 억지로 옮기다, ...
Persian:به زور بیرون کرد, به زور جابجا کردن, ...
Polish:szorstko potraktować, przemieszczać siłą, ...
Portuguese (BR):tratar com agressividade, mover à força, ...
Romanian:a brusca, a muta cu forța, ...
Swedish:hantera hårdhänt, flytta med våld, ...
Thai:จัดการอย่างหยาบคาย, ย้ายด้วยแรง, ...
Turkish:hırpalamak, zorla taşımak, ...
Vietnamese:xô đẩy, di chuyển bằng lực, ...

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