Synonyms:
manipulation, use
Meaning: exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage; "his manipulation of his friends was scandalous"
Usage examples
Standing near was a hand truck used in the manipulation of small freight.
The concrete of our buildings is obtained by the simultaneous manipulation of gravel and mortar.
By a careful manipulation of the dropper, the disk may be filled with water which, notwithstanding the intense heat, never reaches the boiling point.
If we recur to the case where mind is not concerned with the physical manipulation of the instruments but with what one intends to write, the case is the same.
At the same time, "Karl" seemed mysteriously occupied with some object or objects in whose manipulation he was hampered to a degree by the necessity under which he laboured of holding his pistol ready and dividing his attention.
This action of the pole-changer is effected by movements of the armature of an electromagnet through the manipulation of an ordinary telegraph key by an operator at the home station, as in the operation of the "transmitter," above referred to.
These were bolted together at the top, while the other ends were fixed at a distance of about ten feet apart in a large block of wood. This contrivance acted capitally, and by manipulation of ropes and pulleys the heavy stones were swung into position quickly and without difficulty, so that in a very short time the masonry of the bridge was completed.