manhandle
verb
man·han·dle
| \ ˈman-ˌhan-dᵊl
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manhandled;
manhandling;
manhandles
Definition of manhandle
1
: to handle roughly
2
: to move or manage by human force
manhandled the posts into place
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Examples of manhandle in a Sentence
They manhandled the heavy boxes onto the truck.
She manhandled the posts into place.
He was manhandling the boy.
He says he was manhandled by the police.
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Recent Examples on the Web
Her latest criminal trial comes over a year after a viral video showed her being manhandled by three Saraland police officers on the floor of a Waffle House. — Lily Jackson | Ljackson@al.com, al, "Lawyer for Chikesia Clemons clams up, citing gag order in her Waffle House incident criminal trial," 15 Aug. 2019 Before the Musketeers manhandled the Spain All Stars, 80-53, Saturday in the first of three exhibition games on Spanish soil, Freemantle sampled the local cuisine, visited a local beach and got back to work in the gym. — Adam Baum, Cincinnati.com, "Musketeers abroad: Xavier's travel log from Spain with freshman Zach Freemantle," 12 Aug. 2019 That approach was undermined on May 1, when a presidential bodyguard, Alexandre Benalla, was videotaped manhandling protesters at a demonstration while off-duty. — Sam Schechner, WSJ, "French President Emmanuel Macron Under Fire for Bodyguard’s Actions," 25 July 2018 Rather than the flighty object of desire who gets manhandled by Billy in the movie, Antoinette Lily — played by Amanda Leigh Jerry — is a no-nonsense type who initiates show improvements. — Daryl H. Miller, latimes.com, "A fun ‘Bronco Billy’ roams the Wild West to a disco beat," 11 June 2019 As a 'big player' and a 'big character', Lampard suggests that Costa's ability to manhandle the potentially fragile Arsenal back line will prove to be the difference in the tie. — SI.com, "Frank Lampard Warns Arsenal of 'Big Player' Diego Costa Ahead of Europa League Clash," 1 May 2018 The encouraging thing, there wasn’t a whole lot of getting manhandled physically. — Adam Jude, The Seattle Times, "UW’s Chris Petersen reviews loss to Auburn: on red-zone woes, ‘blatant’ helmet-to-helmet hit on Jake Browning, Jimmy Lake’s debut and more," 3 Sep. 2018 The whole first act is a flurry of Spacek and Strathairn sketching out equations, manhandling notebooks, and shooting each other looks that say more than most dialogue usually does. — Sean O'kane, The Verge, "LCD Soundsystem’s new music video is basically a Rian Johnson short film," 27 Sep. 2018 In response to the allegations that the usher was only manhandling black students, UF spokeswoman Margot Winick said the university is waiting for more information from its investigation. — Yesha Callahan, The Root, "#GraduatingWhileBlack: University of Florida Apologizes for Pushing Black Graduates Off the Stage," 7 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'manhandle.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for manhandle
manhandle
verb
English Language Learners Definition of manhandle
: to move (something) by using rough force
: to treat (someone) in a rough or physically harmful way
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