ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ transitive verb
Etymology: man (I) + handle
1. : to move or manage by human force
manhandle their car out of a ditch — Scots Magazine
2. : to handle roughly
manhandle citizens who … failed to hang out the flag — Dixon Wecter
ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ transitive verb
Etymology: man (I) + handle
1. : to move or manage by human force
manhandle their car out of a ditch — Scots Magazine
2. : to handle roughly
manhandle citizens who … failed to hang out the flag — Dixon Wecter
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012