English to English noun
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exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage | | Example: his manipulation of his friends was scandalous
source: wordnet30
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the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means | | source: wordnet30
3 |
The act or process of manipulating, or the state of being manipulated; the act of handling work by hand; use of the hands, in an artistic or skillful manner, in science or art. | | source: webster1913
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