To use with or as if with the hands

• wield

  1. To handle (a weapon or tool, for example) with skill and ease.
  2. To exercise (authority or influence, for example) effectively.

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  1. To handle (a weapon or tool, for example) with skill and ease.
  2. To exercise (authority or influence, for example) effectively.

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• ply

  1. To join together, as by molding or twisting.
  2. To double over (cloth, for example).
  3. A layer, as of doubled-over cloth or of paperboard.

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  1. To join together, as by molding or twisting.
  2. To double over (cloth, for example).
  3. A layer, as of doubled-over cloth or of paperboard.

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• handle

  1. To touch, lift, or hold with the hands:
  2. To operate with the hands; manipulate:
  3. To deal with or have responsibility for; conduct:

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  1. To touch, lift, or hold with the hands:
  2. To operate with the hands; manipulate:
  3. To deal with or have responsibility for; conduct:

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To handle in a way so as to mix, form, and shape

• work

  1. Physical or mental effort or activity directed toward the production or accomplishment of something:
  2. Such effort or activity by which one makes a living; employment:
  3. A trade, profession, or other means of livelihood:

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  1. Physical or mental effort or activity directed toward the production or accomplishment of something:
  2. Such effort or activity by which one makes a living; employment:
  3. A trade, profession, or other means of livelihood:

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• knead

  1. To mix and work into a uniform mass, as by folding, pressing, and stretching with the hands:
  2. To make or shape by or as if by folding, pressing, and stretching with the hands.
  3. To squeeze, press, or roll with the hands, as in massaging:

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  1. To mix and work into a uniform mass, as by folding, pressing, and stretching with the hands:
  2. To make or shape by or as if by folding, pressing, and stretching with the hands.
  3. To squeeze, press, or roll with the hands, as in massaging:

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To control to one's own advantage by artful or indirect means

• play

  1. To occupy oneself in an activity for amusement or recreation:
  2. To take part in a sport or game:
  3. To participate in betting; gamble.

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  1. To occupy oneself in an activity for amusement or recreation:
  2. To take part in a sport or game:
  3. To participate in betting; gamble.

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• maneuver

  1. A movement or combination of movements involving skill and dexterity:
  2. A controlled change in movement or direction of a moving vehicle or vessel, as in the flight path of an aircraft.
  3. A strategic or tactical military or naval movement.

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  1. A movement or combination of movements involving skill and dexterity:
  2. A controlled change in movement or direction of a moving vehicle or vessel, as in the flight path of an aircraft.
  3. A strategic or tactical military or naval movement.

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• exploit

  1. An act or deed, especially a brilliant or heroic one.
  2. A program or system designed to take advantage of a particular error or security vulnerability in computers or networks.
  3. To employ to the greatest possible advantage:

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  1. An act or deed, especially a brilliant or heroic one.
  2. A program or system designed to take advantage of a particular error or security vulnerability in computers or networks.
  3. To employ to the greatest possible advantage:

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