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Handle

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What's The Definition Of Handle?
[n] the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had
[v] deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China" [v] touch, lift, or hold with the hands [v] handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe" [v] hold and move repeatedly [v] be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old" [v] interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently" Synonyms | Synonyms for Handle: address | care | cover | deal | deal | do by | grip | handgrip | hold | manage | palm | plow | treat | treat | wield Related Terms | Find terms related to Handle: accomplish | act toward | administer | aim | air | alibi | analyze | apology | appellation | appellative | apply | be in | be responsible for | bed | bed down | behave toward | bestow | bilge | 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tubercule | twiddle | use | utilize | varnish | veil | ventilate | verruca | vesicle | wale | wart | water | wave | welt | wholesale | wield | work | write up | yoke See Also | abuse | administer | administrate | appendage | aspergill | ax handle | axe handle | baby | baggage | baseball bat | bat | bemock | briefcase | broach | broom handle | broomstick | brush | brutalise | brutalize | carpet beater | carry on | carrycot | cart | cheese cutter | cocker | coddle | coffee cup | coffeepot | come to grips | command | conduct | control | coordinate | cosset | cricket bat | criminalize | crop | cut | cutlery | direct | discourse | discuss | dispose of | disregard | do justice | do-well by | eating utensil | edge tool | faucet | featherbed | field | French telephone | frying pan | frypan | fumble | get to grips | gloss over | go-cart | gunstock | haft | hand tool | handbarrow | handcart | handlebar | handset | helve | hilt | hoe handle | ignore | ill-treat | ill-use | indulge | initiate | interact | juggle | knob | ladle | luggage | lumber | maltreat | manhandle | manipulate | mind | misconduct | mishandle | mismanage | mistreat | mock | mollycoddle | mop handle | mug | nurse | organise | organize | pamper | panhandle | ply | pommel | process | pump | pushcart | racket | racquet | rake handle | ride roughshod | rough-house | rug beater | run roughshod | saddlebow | saucepan | shank | skate over | skillet | skimp over | slur over | smooth over | snub | spatula | spiel | spoil | stem | stock | strong-arm | sweep | swing | swing out | take care | talk about | teacup | theologise | theologize | touch | touch | touch | umbrella | upstage | watering can | watering pot | work | wrong Handle In Webster's Dictionary \Han"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Handled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Handling} .] [OE. handlen, AS. handian; akin to D. handelen
to trade, G. handeln. See {Hand}.]
1. To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the
hand.
Handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh.
--Luke xxiv.
39.
About his altar, handling holy things. --Milton.
2. To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield;
often, to manage skillfully.
That fellow handles his bow like a crowkeeper.
--Shak.
3. To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of,
with the hands.
The hardness of the winters forces the breeders to
house and handle their colts six months every year.
--Sir W.
Temple.
4. To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands;
hence, to buy and sell; as, a merchant handles a variety
of goods, or a large stock.
5. To deal with; to make a business of.
They that handle the law knew me not. --Jer. ii. 8.
6. To treat; to use, well or ill.
How wert thou handled being prisoner. --Shak.
7. To manage; to control; to practice skill upon.
You shall see how I will handle her. --Shak.
8. To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a
theme, an argument, or an objection.
We will handle what persons are apt to envy others.
--Bacon.
{To handle without gloves}. See under {Glove}. [Colloq.]
\Han"dle\, v. i. To use the hands. They have hands, but they handle not. --Ps. cxv. 7. \Han"dle\, n. [AS. handle. See {Hand}.] 1. That part of vessels, instruments, etc., which is held in the hand when used or moved, as the haft of a sword, the knob of a door, the bail of a kettle, etc. 2. That of which use is made; the instrument for effecting a purpose; a tool. --South. {To give a handle}, to furnish an occasion or means. |
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