manipulate
| 1. |
(verb) in physiotherapy |
|
Synonyms: treat manually |
|
Related Words: care for, treat |
|
| 2. |
(verb) hold something in one's hands and move it |
|
Related Words: control, diddle, fiddle, fiddle with, handle, handle, knead, lay hands on, massage, mix, monkey, mouse, operate, palm, play, rub down, ruffle, shuffle, tamper, toy, twiddle, wield, work |
|
| 3. |
(verb) influence skilfully to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up" |
|
Synonyms: control |
|
Related Words: ingratiate, interact, tease |
|
| 4. |
(verb) influence or control shrewdly or deviously: "He manipulated public opinion in his favor." |
|
Related Words: act upon, influence |
|
| 5. |
(verb) manipulate in a fraudulent manner; of prices |
|
Synonyms: rig |
|
Related Words: price |
|
| 6. |
(verb) fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" |
|
Synonyms: cook, fake, falsify, fudge, misrepresent, wangle |
|
Related Words: cheat, juggle |
|
|