Manhandle (Verb)
Meaning
Handle roughly; "I was manhandled by the police".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The suspect was manhandled by the police officers after resisting arrest.
- He claimed to have been manhandled by the bouncers at the nightclub when he tried to re-enter.
- The riot police were accused of manhandling protesters who refused to disperse.
- She was manhandled by her ex-boyfriend during a heated argument in public.
- The security guards manhandled the fan who tried to rush onto the stage during the concert.