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manhandled

verb

Meaning

  1. To move something heavy by force of men, without aid of levers, pulleys, machine, or tackles.
  2. To assault or beat up a person.
  3. To mishandle; to handle roughly; to mangle.
  4. To control (a machine, vehicle, situation, etc.) by means of physical strength.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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