manipulate
verb [T] (USE HANDS) /məˈnɪp.jʊ.leɪt/Definition
› to control something using the hands: The wheelchair is designed so that it is easy to manipulate.Controlling and being in charge › to treat a part of the body, using the hands to push back bones into the correct position and put pressure on muscles: The doctor manipulated the base of my spine and the pain disappeared completely.Physiotherapy, massage and osteopathy
(Definition of manipulate verb (USE HANDS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- assume verb (TAKE CONTROL)
- assumption noun
- authoritative adjective
- be (like) putty in sb's hands idiom
- be in the driving seat idiom
- commanding adjective (WITH AUTHORITY)
- cynical adjective
- dictate verb (GIVE ORDERS)
- have sb by the balls idiom
- have sb eating out of your hand idiom
- have sb in the palm of your hand idiom
- have/hold the whip hand idiom
- high-handed adjective
- play God idiom
- police verb
- possess verb (CONTROL)
- predominate verb
- preside verb
- rein sth in phrasal verb (ACTIVITY)
- skipper verb
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