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| administer |
to manage, take care of, or be in charge of. [1/3 definitions] |
| awkward |
difficult to use, deal with, or manage. [1/3 definitions] |
| board |
a group of people who manage or direct something; committee; council. [1/8 definitions] |
| conduct |
to behave or manage. [1/5 definitions] |
| control |
to use power to manage or command. [1/6 definitions] |
| cope1 |
When you cope with something, you live with it or manage it even though it is difficult or even painful. |
| difficult |
When something is difficult, it is hard to do, understand, or manage. [1/2 definitions] |
| direct |
to lead and instruct in the making of (a film, play, or the like). [1/9 definitions] |
| docile |
obedient and easy to manage. |
| gentle |
easy to manage or control. [1/4 definitions] |
| get along |
to survive or manage. [1/2 definitions] |
| handle |
to deal with; manage. [1/5 definitions] |
| keep |
to manage, attend to, or take care of. [1/8 definitions] |
| manage |
When you manage something, you do things to control it and make it do what you want. If you manage your dog well, it does what you want it to do and goes where you want it to go. If someone manages a store, they hire people, train people, and make decisions to try to make the store a success. [3 definitions] |
| navigate |
to plan, manage, or control the course of (a ship, aircraft, or the like). [2/5 definitions] |
| necessary |
When something is necessary, it is completely needed. Food is necessary for people, because people must have food to live. When something is necessary, it is difficult or impossible to live or manage without it. [1/2 definitions] |
| problem |
difficult to manage. [1/3 definitions] |
| run |
to manage or keep in operation. [1/30 definitions] |
| struggle |
When you struggle with something, you work or fight hard to manage it or have success with it. [1/7 definitions] |
| tight |
difficult to manage or get out of. [1/7 definitions] |
| trim |
When you trim something, you cut it a little to make it look neat, or you cut off parts of it so that you can manage it easily. [1/5 definitions] |
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