manipulate (v.)

• abuse
• adulterate
• angle
• barnstorm
• beguile
• bleed
• captain
• choreograph
• command
• conduct
• contrive
• control
• cook
• direct
• dispense
• doctor
• drain
• drive
• employ
• engineer
• exercise
• exert
• exploit
• fake
• falsify
• feel
• fiddle
• finagle
• finger
• flick
• fly
• gerrymander
• govern
• handle
• head
• ill-use
• influence
• intrigue
• jockey
• juggle
• lead
• load
• machinate
• manage
• maneuver
• mastermind
• milk
• misuse
• negotiate
• officer
• operate
• orchestrate
• order
• pack
• palm
• palpate
• paw
• pilot
• plant
• play
• plot
• ply
• practice
• prescribe
• prod
• quarterback
• regulate
• retouch
• rig
• run
• salt
• scheme
• skipper
• solo
• sophisticate
• stack
• steer
• stroke
• swing
• tap
• thumb
• touch
• twiddle
• use
• utilize
• wangle
• wield
• work