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Meaning of manage

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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}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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