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to abuse physically <charges that the police manhandled peaceful protesters> Synonymsmaltreat, maul, mishandle, rough (up) Related Wordsabuse, ill-treat, ill-use, mistreat, misuse; roughhouse, wrestle; bash, batter, beat, buffet, drub, lambaste (or lambast), lick, pound, pummel, slap, thrash; harm, hurt, injure, wound; oppress, persecute, wrong; ambush, assail, attack; clobber, fight, gang up (on), hit, jump, knock; torment, torture Near Antonymscaress, fondle, pet; coddle, mollycoddle, pamper; care (for), foster, nurture
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to inflict physical or emotional harm upon <if you see anyone manhandling a child, you should call the authorities> — see abuse 1
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