verb
- to handle or treat roughly or with physical force
- to move or carry something heavy using physical strength rather than machinery
Examples
- The security guard manhandles unruly customers who refuse to leave.
- The movers manhandled the heavy piano up three flights of stairs.
- He manhandles his equipment instead of using proper lifting techniques.
- The workers had to manhandle the concrete blocks into position.
- She complained that the baggage handlers manhandle passengers’ luggage.
- The crew manhandles the cargo onto the ship without using cranes.