treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed;
hold something in one''s hands and move it;
control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one''s advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn''t let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line";
manipulate in a fraudulent manner; "rig prices";
influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor";
fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data";
