verb (v)

• influence or control shrewdly or deviously(verb.social)

  Example:
  He manipulated public opinion in his favor.
  

  Synonym:
  pull strings, pull wires
  

  source: wordnet30
• hold something in one's hands and move it(verb.contact)

  source: wordnet30
• tamper, with the purpose of deception(verb.social)

  Synonym:
  cook, fake, falsify, fudge, misrepresent, wangle
  

  source: wordnet30
• manipulate in a fraudulent manner(verb.possession)

  Synonym:
  rig
  

  source: wordnet30
• control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage(verb.emotion)

  Example:
  She manipulates her boss.
  

  Synonym:
  control, keep in line
  

  source: wordnet30
• treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed(verb.body)

  source: wordnet30
• To treat, work, or operate with the hands, especially when knowledge and dexterity are required; to manage in hand work; to handle; as, to manipulate scientific apparatus.(verb)

  source: webster1913
• To use the hands in dexterous operations; to do hand work; specifically, to manage the apparatus or instruments used in scientific work, or in artistic or mechanical processes; also, specifically, to use the hand in mesmeric operations.(verb)

  source: webster1913