manage

1. Be successful;
   Achieve a goal (synset 202528530)
   "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"
   is a type of: bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win - attain success or reach a desired goal
   same as: bring off, carry off, negociate, pull off
2. Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of (synset 202441196)
   "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"
   is a type of: command, control - exercise authoritative control or power over
   subtypes:

   • administer, administrate - work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
   • organise, organize - cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea
   • work - cause to operate or function
   • come to grips, get to grips - deal with (a problem or a subject)
   • dispose of - deal with or settle
   • mind, take care - be in charge of or deal with
   • coordinate - bring into common action, movement, or condition
   • juggle - deal with simultaneously
   • process - deal with in a routine way
   • misconduct, mishandle, mismanage - manage badly or incompetently
   • direct - be in charge of
   • carry on, conduct, deal - direct the course of; manage or control
   • touch - deal with; usually used with a form of negation
   same as: care, deal, handle
3. Succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available (synset 202593624)
   "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
   is a type of: act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
   subtypes:

   • extemporize, improvise - manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
   • fend - try to manage without help
   • cut, hack - be able to manage or manage successfully
   • rub along, scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by - manage one's existence barely
   same as: contend, cope, deal, get by, grapple, make do, make out
4. Watch and direct (synset 202447914)
   "Who is overseeing this project?"
   is a type of: administer, administrate - work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
   subtypes: build - order, supervise, or finance the construction of
   same as: oversee, superintend, supervise
5. Achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods (synset 202533097)
   is a type of: accomplish, achieve, attain, reach - to gain with effort
   same as: finagle, wangle
6. Carry on or function (synset 202528887)
   "We could do with a little more help around here"
   same as: do
7. Handle effectively (synset 201226979)
   "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well"
   is a type of: manipulate - hold something in one's hands and move it
   subtypes:

   • ply - wield vigorously
   • pump - operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
   • sweep, swing, swing out - make a big sweeping gesture or movement
   same as: handle, wield

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