manage vb
1 to be in charge (of); administer
to manage one's affairs
2 to succeed in being able (to do something) despite obstacles; contrive
did you manage to go to sleep?
3 to have room, time, etc., for
can you manage dinner tomorrow?
4 to exercise control or domination over, often in a tactful or guileful manner
5 to contrive to carry on despite difficulties, esp. financial ones
he managed quite well on very little money
6 to wield or handle (a weapon)
7 Rare to be frugal in the use of n
8 an archaic word for →
manège (C16: from Italian maneggiare to control, train (esp. horses), ultimately from Latin manus hand)
stage-manage vb
1 to work as stage manager for (a play, etc.)
2 to arrange, present, or supervise from behind the scenes
to stage-manage a campaign