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manipuler — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fudge noun A soft, very sweet candy made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
  • handle noun The part of an object that is designed to be gripped by hand.
  • manipulate verb To handle, adjust, or operate something skillfully with the hands.
  • tinker noun A traveling mender of pots, pans, and other metal household items.

Senses

manipuler is used for these senses in English:

  • fudge (transitive) To alter something from its true state, as to hide a flaw or uncertainty, deliberately but not necessarily dishonestly or immorally.
  • handle (transitive) To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).
  • handle (transitive) To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell.
  • manipulate (transitive) To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something
  • tinker (ambitransitive) To fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.

fudge — full definition

  1. noun A soft, very sweet candy made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
  2. verb To avoid giving a direct or honest answer.
  3. verb To alter or manipulate figures or facts slightly, often to hide a problem.

handle — full definition

  1. noun The part of an object that is designed to be gripped by hand.
  2. noun A username or nickname someone uses online or over radio.
  3. verb To touch, hold, or manage something with the hands.
  4. verb To deal with or cope with a situation, person, or emotion.

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