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managing
adj. having a tendency to manage or control; economical, frugal, thrifty
 
manage
v. administer, direct, supervise; bring about, cause to occur; accomplish, succeed; handle; cope, get along


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manage
Verb
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"
(synonym) pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off
(antonym) fail
(hypernym) succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods
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"
(synonym) deal, care, handle
(hypernym) control, command
(hyponym) administer, administrate
(derivation) management, direction
3. come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
(synonym) cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal
(hypernym) act, move
(hyponym) improvise, extemporize
4. watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?"
(synonym) oversee, supervise, superintend
(hypernym) administer, administrate
(hyponym) build
(derivation) management, direction
5. achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
(synonym) wangle, finagle
(hypernym) achieve, accomplish, attain, reach
6. carry on or manage; "We could do with a little more help around here"
(synonym) do



Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Managing
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Manage
  

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About

Chinese idioms explained in EnglishDownload this dictionary
ζŽͺζ‰‹δΈεŠ
cuo4 shou3 bu4 ji2
Not being able to manage.
To be caught unprepared.


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managing
Synonyms and related words:
administrative, bureaucratic, chief, commanding, controlling, directing, directive, directorial, directory, executive, governing, guiding, head, leading, managerial, ministerial, official, regulating, regulative, regulatory, supervisory
  

Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.

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