MANHANDLE


Meaning of MANHANDLE in English

/ ˈmænhændl; NAmE / verb

1.

[ vn ] to push, pull or handle sb roughly :

Bystanders claim they were manhandled by security guards.

2.

[ vn + adv. / prep. ] to move or lift a heavy object using a lot of effort

SYN haul :

They were trying to manhandle an old sofa across the road.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.