meaning of manipulation
1.  The act or process of manipulating, or the state of being manipulated; the act of handling work by hand; use of the hands, in an artistic or skillful manner, in science or art. 
2.  The use of the hands in mesmeric operations. 
3.  Artful management; as, the manipulation of political bodies; sometimes, a management or treatment for purposes of deception or fraud. 
						 
