transitive verb. To handle roughly.

transitive verb. To move or handle by manpower alone.

Nautical, to move by force of men, without levers or tackles; hence, to handle roughly; pull and push about, as a person, in anger or in sport.

transitive verb. To move, or manage, by human force without mechanical aid.

transitive verb. To handle roughly.

verb. To move something heavy by force of men, without aid of levers, pulleys, machine, or tackles.

verb. To assault or beat up a person.

verb. To mishandle; to handle roughly; to mangle.

verb. To control (a machine, vehicle, situation, etc.) by means of physical strength.

verb. handle roughly

"Glyn's an intelligent man, and he must realise that those of us who usually value his blog thought this one was pretty lame precisely because it did what Glyn usually doesn;t do: namely manhandle the facts for grotty party political advantage."

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