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What does manhandle mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word manhandle? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive, nautical) To move something heavy by force of men, without aid of levers, pulleys, machine, or tackles.
  2. (transitive) To assault or beat up a person.
  3. (transitive) To mishandle; to handle roughly; to mangle.
  4. (transitive) To control (a machine, vehicle, situation, etc.) by means of physical strength.
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Gloved workers, their eyes shaded, manhandle glowing, red-hot bars of old iron from a furnace into a rolling mill.
To me, it seems that every five minutes, another bemused foreign celebrity is being presented with Akubra hats and ugg boots, and invited to manhandle native fauna.
For the Victorians, the dame represented a rare opportunity to manhandle a lady on stage, for comic and licentious effect.
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.
With form filled in, you then have to manhandle your purchases onto a huge trolley, queue, pay for them, put them in your car, drive them home and assemble them yourself.
Next, I visited the nearby car wash, and used their wringer,, to manhandle a few ounces of water out of the jeans.

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