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manage - be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old" | ||
deal, care, handle | ||
command, control make someone do something | ||
administrate, administer give or apply (medications) | ||
organise, organize bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?" | ||
work arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times" | ||
come to grips, get to grips deal with (a problem or a subject); "I still have not come to grips with the death of my parents" | ||
dispose of deal with or settle; "He disposed of these cases quickly" | ||
take care, mind be in charge of or deal with; "She takes care of all the necessary arrangements" | ||
coordinate bring into common action, movement, or condition; "coordinate the painters, masons, and plumbers"; "coordinate his actions with that of his colleagues"; "coordinate our efforts" | ||
juggle hold with difficulty and balance insecurely; "the player juggled the ball" | ||
process subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill" | ||
mismanage, misconduct, mishandle manage badly or incompetently; "The funds were mismanaged" | ||
direct command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework" | ||
carry on, conduct, deal lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years" | ||
touch comprehend; "He could not touch the meaning of the poem" | ||
manage - watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?" | ||
oversee, supervise, superintend | ||
administrate, administer give or apply (medications) | ||
build develop and grow; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera" | ||
manage - come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" | ||
cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal | ||
act, move behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" | ||
extemporize, improvise perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding" | ||
fend try to manage without help; "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died" | ||
hack, cut cough spasmodically; "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day" | ||
rub along, scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeeze by, squeak by manage one's existence barely; "I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary" | ||
cope with, match, meet be equal or harmonize; "The two pieces match" | ||
manage - achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods | ||
wangle, finagle | ||
achieve, accomplish, attain, reach to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks" | ||
manage - handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well" | ||
wield, handle | ||
manipulate treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed | ||
ply use diligently; "ply your wits!" | ||
pump question persistently; "She pumped the witnesses for information" | ||
swing out, sweep, swing win an overwhelming victory in or on; "Her new show dog swept all championships" | ||
manage - be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs" | ||
pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off | ||
fail get worse; "Her health is declining" | ||
deliver the goods, bring home the bacon, succeed, come through, win be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?" | ||
manage - carry on or function; "We could do with a little more help around here" | ||
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