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man n. 1 gentleman, male, fellow, Colloq guy, chap, Brit bloke,
squire, Slang gink, geezer, US gazabo: Have you met the man she
is going to marry? 2 people, human beings, mankind, mortals,
Homo sapiens, humanity, humankind, the human race: Man wants
but little here below. 3 valet, manservant, gentleman's
gentleman, servant, retainer, houseboy, houseman: Humberson
sent his man round with a note.
--v. 4 staff, people, crew; cover: Who will man the office
while I am away?
manacle n. 1 manacles. shackles, fetters, handcuffs, gyves, chains,
irons, Colloq cuffs, Slang bracelets, Brit darbies: The
manacles are cutting into his wrists.
--v. 2 shackle, fetter, handcuff, restrain, put or throw or
clap in irons, chain, Colloq US cuff: The manacled prisoner was
led away. 3 confine, inhibit, restrain, curb, check, control,
hamper: They felt manacled by the nine o'clock curfew.
manage v. 1 handle, administer, run, supervise, look after, watch
over, direct, head, oversee, superintend, direct, preside over,
be in charge (of), take care of, control; rule (over), govern,
regulate: Mr Grant manages the glove department. 2 handle,
cope or deal with, control, govern, manipulate: Will you be
able to manage such a frisky horse? 3 conduct, carry on, carry
out, bring off, control, undertake, take care of, look after,
handle: Is she old enough to manage her own affairs? 4
succeed, function, make do, make it, shift (for oneself), get
along or by or on, make out, muddle through, survive: Will you
be able to manage from here on?
manageable
adj. controllable; tractable, compliant, amenable, docile,
tameable, tame, trainable, teachable, manipulable, submissive:
Keep your spending within manageable limits. The dog is quite
manageable.
management
n. 1 managing, control, supervision, manipulation, handling,
direction, directing, directorship, administration, government,
conduct, governance, operation, running, superintendence,
command, guidance, stewardship: The management of the company