verb🔗ShareTo move, arrange or operate something using the hands"The toddler was happily manipulating his building blocks, stacking them and knocking them down. "actiontechnologymachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something"The child was manipulating the toy blocks to build a tower. "mindactionattitudecommunicationbusinesspoliticssocietyhumancharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo handle and move a body part, either as an examination or for a therapeutic purpose"The physical therapist is manipulating my knee to improve its range of motion. "medicinebodyanatomyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo influence or control someone in order to achieve a specific purpose, especially one that is unknown to the one being manipulated and beneficial to the manipulator; to use"She was manipulating her friends by pretending to be sick so they would do her homework. "mindhumancommunicationattitudepoliticsactionpersonorganizationsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo use the hands, especially in scientific experiments."The chemistry student was carefully manipulating the lab equipment to measure the liquid accurately. "scienceactiontechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
