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manipulate (iou) and toggle mechanism (sh)


manipulate (iou)



manipulate verb trans. E19.
[Back-form. from MANIPULATION, after French manipuler: see -ATE3.]
Handle, esp. with (physical or mental) dexterity; manage, work, or treat by manual or mechanical means; manage by (esp. unfair) dexterous contrivance or influence; stimulate sexually with the hand(s); Medicine treat (part of the body, a fracture, etc.) by manual action; Computing carry out operations on (numbers, text, etc.).
E. Ferber Old Eusebio..was manipulating four Cooking vessels at once. John Brooke A stupid man, manipulated by minds sharper and cleverer than his own. C. Tomalin She manipulates her..friends and admirers, using the devotion she inspires for her own ends. Which? The burglar usually forced or manipulated the window catch.

toggle mechanism (sh)




Combination of solid, usually metallic links (bars), connected by pin (hinge) joints arranged so that a small force applied at one point can create a much larger force at another point.

See also linkage.