"manipulating" in the verb sense
1. manipulate, pull strings, pull wires
influence or control shrewdly or deviously
"He manipulated public opinion in his favor"
2. manipulate
hold something in one's hands and move it
3. fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent
tamper, with the purpose of deception
"Fudge the figures"
"cook the books"
"falsify the data"
4. rig, manipulate
manipulate in a fraudulent manner
"rig prices"
5. manipulate, keep in line, control
maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage
"She manipulates her boss"
"She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"
"The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"
"she keeps in line"
6. manipulate
treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed
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