handle
v.
feel, touch with the hands; deal in, do business with; manage; treat
n.
part of an object designed to be gripped by the hand; first name, nickname, code name, title (Slang); unique identifier assigned to a file which allows a program to access it (Computers)
Handle
handle
Noun
1. 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 a good grip"
(synonym) grip, handgrip, hold
(hypernym) appendage
(hyponym) ax handle, axe handle
(part-holonym) edge tool
(part-meronym) shank, stem
(derivation) palm
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) manage, deal, care
(hypernym) control, command
(hyponym) administer, administrate
(derivation) handler
2. interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
(synonym) treat, do by
(hypernym) interact
(hyponym) mock, bemock
(verb-group) cover, treat, plow, deal, address
3. 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"
(synonym) cover, treat, plow, deal, address
(hypernym) broach, initiate
(hyponym) theologize, theologise
(verb-group) treat, do by
4. touch, lift, or hold with the hands; "Don't handle the merchandise"
(synonym) palm
(hypernym) touch
(hyponym) field
(derivation) grip, handgrip, hold
5. handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"
(synonym) wield
(hypernym) manipulate
(hyponym) ply
6. show and train; "The prize-winning poodle was handled by Mrs. Priscilla Prescott"
(hypernym) manipulate, keep in line, control
(derivation) animal trainer, handler
handeln
v.
act, perform, do; trade, deal; be about, concern
Handle
(v. t.)
To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a theme, an argument, or an objection.
(v. t.)
To treat; to use, well or ill.
(v. t.)
To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.
(v. t.)
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.
(v. t.)
To manage; to control; to practice skill upon.
(v. t.)
To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to manage skillfully.
(v. t.)
To deal with; to make a business of.
(v. t.)
To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of, with the hands.
(v. i.)
To use the hands.
(n.)
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.
(n.)
That of which use is made; the instrument for effecting a purpose; a tool.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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