Verb

• S: (v) wield, exert, maintain (have and exercise) "wield power and authority"
• S: (v) wield, handle, manage (handle effectively) "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well"
• direct troponym / full troponym
• S: (v) ply (wield vigorously) "ply an axe"
• S: (v) pump (operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal) "pump the gas pedal"
• S: (v) goose (give a spurt of fuel to) "goose the car"
• S: (v) swing, sweep, swing out (make a big sweeping gesture or movement)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• sentence frame