dictionary definitions for "manage"


From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  manage
      v 1: be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading
           us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled
           it off, even though we never thought her capable of it";
           "The pianist negociated the difficult runs" [syn: {pull
           off}, negociate, bring off, carry off, manage]
           [ant: fail]
      2: be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this
         crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She
         managed her parents' affairs after they got too old" [syn:
         manage, deal, care, handle]
      3: come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas";
         "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" [syn:
         cope, get by, make out, make do, contend,
         grapple, deal, manage]
      4: watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?" [syn:
         oversee, supervise, superintend, manage]
      5: achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
         [syn: wangle, finagle, manage]
      6: carry on or function; "We could do with a little more help
         around here" [syn: do, manage]
      7: handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young
         violinist didn't manage her bow very well" [syn: wield,
         handle, manage]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Manage \Man"age\, n. [F. man[`e]ge, It. maneggio, fr. maneggiare
     to manage, fr. L. manushand. Perhaps somewhat influenced by
     F. m['e]nage housekeeping, OF. mesnage, akin to E. mansion.
     See Manual, and cf. Manege.]
     The handling or government of anything, but esp. of a horse;
     management; administration. See Manege. [Obs.]
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           Young men, in the conduct and manage of actions,
           embrace more than they can hold.         --Bacon.
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           Down, down I come; like glistering Phaethon
           Wanting the manage of unruly jades. --Shak.
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           The unlucky manage of this fatal brawl.  --Shak.
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     Note: This word, in its limited sense of management of a
           horse, has been displaced by manege; in its more
           general meaning, by management.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Manage \Man"age\, v. i.
     To direct affairs; to carry on business or affairs; to
     administer.
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           Leave them to manage for thee.           --Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Manage \Man"age\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Managed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Managing.] [From Manage, n.]
     1. To have under control and direction; to conduct; to guide;
        to administer; to treat; to handle.
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              Long tubes are cumbersome, and scarce to be easily
              managed.                              --Sir I.
                                                    Newton.
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              What wars Imanage, and what wreaths I gain. --Prior.
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     2. Hence, Esp.: to guide by careful or delicate treatment; to
        wield with address; to make subservient by artful conduct;
        to bring around cunningly to one's plans.
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              It was so much his interest to manage his Protestant
              subjects.                             --Addison.
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              It was not her humor to manage those over whom she
              had gained an ascendant.              --Bp. Hurd.
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     3. To train in the manege, as a horse; to exercise in
        graceful or artful action.
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     4. To treat with care; to husband. --Dryden.
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     5. To bring about; to contrive. --Shak.
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     Syn: To direct; govern; control; wield; order; contrive;
          concert; conduct; transact.
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