Main entry: manipulate
Definition: treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed
Main entry: manipulate
Definition: hold something in one's hands and move it
Main entry: manipulate, keep in line, control
Definition: control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage
Usage: 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
Main entry: rig, manipulate
Definition: manipulate in a fraudulent manner
Usage: rig prices
Main entry: pull strings, pull wires, manipulate
Definition: influence or control shrewdly or deviously
Usage: He manipulated public opinion in his favor
Main entry: fudge, fake, falsify, manipulate, cook, misrepresent, wangle
Definition: tamper, with the purpose of deception
Usage: Fudge the figures; cook the books; falsify the data