manipulate, pull strings, pull wires -- (influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor")
manipulate -- (hold something in one's hands and move it)
fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent -- (tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data")
rig, manipulate -- (manipulate in a fraudulent manner; "rig prices")
manipulate, keep in line, control -- (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")
manipulate -- (treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed)