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To examine through the sense of touch

Present participle for to inflict emotional or physical harm or distress upon

Present participle for to move something heavy by force of men, without aid of levers, pulleys, machine, or tackles

Present participle for to exert force or pressure on

Present participle for to move past someone or something with force

Present participle for to hit or strike repeatedly

Present participle for to penalize someone for wrongdoing

Present participle for to engage in forceful or violent confrontations

Present participle for to hit or strike someone or something

Cruel, violent or indecent treatment of a person or animal

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Verb

To examine through the sense of touch

laying a finger on

putting one's hand on

running hands over

playing around with

playing about with

handling carelessly

handling roughly

handling clumsily

fidgetting with

laying a hand on

fiddling around with

fiddling about with

fooling about with

messing about with

messing around with

fooling around with

pressing lightly

brushing against

brushing up against

rubbing up against

interfering with

taking advantage of

availing oneself of

having access to

touching lovingly

touching roughly

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Present participle for to inflict emotional or physical harm or distress upon

handling roughly

knocking around

slapping around

treating roughly

interfering with

misappropriating

running through

giving black eye

beating the living daylights out of

sexually abusing

sexually assaulting

treating harshly

playing the heavy with

riding roughshod over

walking all over

taking advantage of

using inexpertly

misinterpreting

misrepresenting

making bad use of

antagonizing^US

doing an injustice to

dishonouring^UK

antagonising^UK

stepping on the toes of

going for jugular

laying a bad trip on

hitting where one lives

giving no quarter

traumatizing^US

inconveniencing

causing pain to

traumatising^UK

inflicting pain on

inflicting suffering on

laying a finger on

causing injury to

doing violence to

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“A burglar who manhandled a terrified 91-year-old woman when she caught him in her neighbour's flat has had his jail term cut by appeal court judges.”

Verb

Present participle for to move something heavy by force of men, without aid of levers, pulleys, machine, or tackles

coming carrying

catching hold of

getting a hold of

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“I recall having to manhandle a heavy garden statue of Hermes, cast in lead, which we had been asked to look after while the owners moved house.”

Verb

Present participle for to exert force or pressure on

crushing against

pushing forward

bearing down on

exerting pressure on

setting in motion

putting in motion

using elbow grease

knocking against

bumping against

barrelling into

pushing roughly

causing to move

driving forwards

moving forwards

sending into orbit

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Present participle for to move past someone or something with force

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Present participle for to hit or strike repeatedly

knocking around

beating the living daylights out of

beating to a pulp

beating someone's brains out

knocking someone's lights out

putting in the hospital

letting someone have it

giving someone a hiding

raining blows on

giving someone a good hiding

knocking into the middle of next week

giving someone a drubbing

sticking one on

winning a resounding victory over

walking all over

running rings around

taking to the cleaners

bringing someone to their knees

wiping the floor with

defeating utterly

making mincemeat of

taking a stick to

blowing out of the water

getting the better of

triumphing over

hitting repeatedly

giving someone a beating

giving someone a good beating

aiming blows at

dashing against

tanning one's hide

warming someone's seat

dusting someone's britches

letting one have it

giving someone a good drubbing

raining blows upon

striking with a stick

beating with a stick

causing pain to

causing injury to

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Verb

Present participle for to penalize someone for wrongdoing

meting out punishment to

bringing to book

making an example of

slapping someone's wrist

giving it to someone

giving someone what for

rapping knuckles

cracking down on

giving a going-over

giving a lesson to

giving someone the works

teaching a lesson

giving a going over

throwing the book at

coming down on like a ton of bricks

punishing severely

fixing someone's wagon

Verb

Present participle for to engage in forceful or violent confrontations

Verb

Present participle for to hit or strike someone or something

Noun

Cruel, violent or indecent treatment of a person or animal

rough treatment

indecent assault

inhumane treatment

cruel treatment

maladministration

misappropriation

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