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wield collapse: handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"; have and exercise; "wield power and authority"

putter collapse: the iron normally used on the putting green; a golfer who is putting; move around aimlessly; do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"

rigmarole collapse: a long and complicated and confusing procedure; "all that academic rigmarole was a waste of time"; a set of confused and meaningless statements

thumb collapse: the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb; the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb

paw collapse: a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped; touch clumsily; "The man tried to paw her"; scrape with the paws; "The bear pawed the door"

potter collapse: a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln; work lightly; "The old lady is pottering around in the garden"

tinker collapse: formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living; a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts; try to fix or mend; "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend"; work as a tinker or tinkerer

horse around collapse: indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about"

dabble collapse: dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid; work with in an amateurish manner; "She dabbles in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments but he never makes any money"; play in or as if in water, as of small children

fidget collapse: a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion; "he's got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness"; move restlessly; "The child is always fidgeting in his seat"

fiddle collapse: play on a violin; "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely"; play the violin or fiddle; commit fraud and steal from one's employer; "We found out that she had been fiddling for years"; avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"

loiter collapse: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

prod collapse: a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion; urge on; cause to act; "They other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"

dally collapse: consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"; waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!"; behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection"

manipulate collapse: treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed; hold something in one's hands and move it; control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line"; influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor"

drivel collapse: a worthless message; let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled"

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