manage

Verb

• handle effectively
  • The burglar wielded an axe
    
  • The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well
    

• carry on or function
  • We could do with a little more help around here
    

• achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods

• watch and direct
  • Who is overseeing this project?
    

• come to terms with
  • We got by on just a gallon of gas
    
  • They made do on half a loaf of bread every day
    

• 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
    

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  wield , handle , do , wangle , finagle , oversee , supervise , superintend , cope , get by , make out , make do , contend , grapple , deal , care , pull off , negociate , bring off , carry off