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All wield synonyms

wield
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verb wield

  • exercise β€” training, homework
  • exert β€” Apply or bring to bear (a force, influence, or quality).
  • use β€” to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
  • have β€” Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
  • employ β€” Give work to (someone) and pay them for it.
  • apply β€” If you apply for something such as a job or membership of an organization, you write a letter or fill in a form in order to ask formally for it.
  • control β€” Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
  • brandish β€” If you brandish something, especially a weapon, you hold it in a threatening way.
  • handle β€” a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
  • maintain β€” to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
  • manipulate β€” to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
  • operate β€” to work, perform, or function, as a machine does: This engine does not operate properly.
  • possess β€” to have as belonging to one; have as property; own: to possess a house and a car.
  • swing β€” to play (music) in the style of swing.
  • command β€” If someone in authority commands you to do something, they tell you that you must do it.
  • conduct β€” When you conduct an activity or task, you organize it and carry it out.
  • flourish β€” to be in a vigorous state; thrive: a period in which art flourished.
  • hold β€” to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • manage β€” to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
  • maneuver β€” a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
  • manoeuvre β€” a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
  • ply β€” British Dialect. to bend, fold, or mold.
  • shake β€” to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
  • throw β€” to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
  • utilise β€” to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill.
  • utilize β€” to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill.
  • wave β€” a member of the Waves.
  • work β€” Henry Clay, 1832–84, U.S. songwriter.
  • make use of β€” to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
  • carry β€” If you carry something, you take it with you, holding it so that it does not touch the ground.
  • sport β€” an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
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