26984 words

manipulation

7 definitions • 10 examples
1
controlling someone or something to your own advantage, often unfairly or dishonestly:

Examples:

They have been accused of fraud and stock market manipulations.
There's been so much media manipulation of the facts that nobody knows the truth of the matter.
The country's opposition party claims the president returned to power through political manipulation.
2
treatment of a part of the body using the hands:

Examples:

Osteopathy involves massage and manipulation of the bones and joints.
3
the action of influencing or controlling someone or something to your advantage, often without anyone knowing it:

Examples:

[ U ] They have been accused of illegal manipulation of the stock market.
4
an act of controlling or moving something by using the hands:

Examples:

[ U ] Often a dislocated finger can be fixed by manipulation.
5
the control of someone or something in order to get an advantage, often unfairly or dishonestly:

Examples:

He believed that regulators should try to eliminate fraud and market manipulation.
6
using something, often with a lot of skill:

Examples:

the manipulation of complex machinery
7

Examples:

data manipulation

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