handle+roughly
11touse — /towz/; Scot. /toohz, toohs/, v., toused, tousing, n. Chiefly Brit. Dial. v.t. 1. to handle roughly; dishevel. v.i. 2. to struggle; tussle. n. 3. a commotion; rumpus. [1250 1300; ME t(o)usen, in betusen, fortusen to handle roughly (simple verb… …
12tousle — tou•sle [[t]ˈtaʊ zəl, səl[/t]] v. sled, sling, n. 1) to disorder or dishevel: The wind tousled our hair[/ex] 2) to handle roughly 3) a disheveled or rumpled mass, esp. of hair 4) a disordered or tangled condition • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME… …
13touse — I. verb or towse ˈtau̇z ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Middle English tusen, tousen; akin to Frisian tūsen to pull, tear, Old High German zirzūsōn to pull to pieces transitive verb 1. : to pull or handle …
14manhandle — mid 15c., wield a tool, also, late 15c., to attack (an enemy), from MAN (Cf. man) (n.) + HANDLE (Cf. handle) (v.). Nautical meaning to move by force of men (without levers or tackle) is attested from 1834, and is the source of the slang meaning… …
15manhandle — /man han dl, man han dl/, v.t., manhandled, manhandling. 1. to handle roughly. 2. to move by human strength, without the use of mechanical appliances. [1425 75; late ME. See MAN1, HANDLE] * * * …
16bang — I. v. a. 1. Beat, thump, pound, strike, knock, maul, pommel, thrash, cudgel, thwack, handle roughly, deal roughly with. 2. Slam, shut with a bang. II. v. n. Ring, rattle, resound, re echo, clatter. III. n. 1. Clang, clangor, whang. 2. Blow, thump …
17touch — [tuch] vt. [ME touchen < OFr tochier (Fr toucher) < VL * toccare < * tok, light blow, of echoic orig.] 1. to put the hand, the finger, or some other part of the body on, so as to feel; perceive by the sense of feeling 2. to bring into… …
18scrag — n. & v. n. 1 (also scrag end) the inferior end of a neck of mutton. 2 a skinny person or animal. 3 colloq. a person s neck. v.tr. (scragged, scragging) sl. 1 strangle, hang. 2 seize roughly by the neck. 3 handle roughly; beat up. Etymology: perh …
19strong-arm — I verb 1. handle roughly He was strong armed by the policemen • Derivationally related forms: ↑strong armer • Hypernyms: ↑treat, ↑handle, ↑do by • …
20Bang — (b[a^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Banged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Banging}.] [Icel. banga to hammer; akin to Dan. banke to beat, Sw. b[*a]ngas to be impetuous, G. bengel club, clapper of a bell.] 1. To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with… …
