Handle

Noun

 * 1) A part of an object 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; an instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool.
 * 3)  The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.
 * The daily handle of a Las Vegas casino is typically millions of dollars.
 * 1)  A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional balls.
 * 2)  A 10 fl oz (285 ml) glass of beer in the Northern Territory. See also pot, middy for other regional variations.
 * 3)  A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.
 * This article describes how to find the module name from the window handle.
 * 1)  a 1.75-liter (half-gallon) bottle of alcohol
 * The daily handle of a Las Vegas casino is typically millions of dollars.
 * 1)  A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional balls.
 * 2)  A 10 fl oz (285 ml) glass of beer in the Northern Territory. See also pot, middy for other regional variations.
 * 3)  A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.
 * This article describes how to find the module name from the window handle.
 * 1)  a 1.75-liter (half-gallon) bottle of alcohol
 * 1)  A 10 fl oz (285 ml) glass of beer in the Northern Territory. See also pot, middy for other regional variations.
 * 2)  A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.
 * This article describes how to find the module name from the window handle.
 * 1)  a 1.75-liter (half-gallon) bottle of alcohol
 * 1)  A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.
 * This article describes how to find the module name from the window handle.
 * 1)  a 1.75-liter (half-gallon) bottle of alcohol
 * This article describes how to find the module name from the window handle.
 * 1)  a 1.75-liter (half-gallon) bottle of alcohol

Verb

 * 1)  To use the hands.
 * They have hands, but they handle not - ''Psalm 115:7
 * 1) To touch; to feel with the hand.
 * Handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh - Luke 24:39
 * 1) To use or hold with the hand.
 * About his altar, handling holy things - John Milton
 * 1) To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to manage skillfully.
 * That fellow handles his bow like a crowkeeper - Shakespeare, ''King Lear, IV-vi
 * 1) 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
 * 1) 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
 * 2) To deal with; to make a business of.
 * They that handle the law knew me not - ''Jeremiah, 2:8
 * 1) To treat; to use, well or ill.
 * How wert thou handled being prisoner - Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part I, I-iv
 * 1) To manage; to control; to practice skill upon.
 * You shall see how I'll handle her - Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, V-i
 * 1) 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 - Francis Bacon
 * 1)  To touch the ball with the hand or arm; to commit handball.

Noun

 * 1)  A name, nickname or pseudonym.

Adjectives for Handle
knob; lever; hollow; detachable; composition; substantial.

Verbs for Handle
clasp—; clutch—; deprive of—; fly off—; grab—; grasp—; grip—; hold by—; manage—; manipulate—; nab—; operate—; snatch—; twist—; —controls; —protrudes; —regulates.

Synonyms for Handle
manipulate, finger, manage, operate, wield, feel, use, ply, direct, manage, negotiate, cope, touch, deal, treat.

Derived terms

 * to handle without gloves: See under glove
 * mishandle
 * give a handle
 * handlebar, handlebars
 * handlebody
 * handleless
 * handling
 * love handle

Related terms

 * hand

Thesaurus
accomplish, act toward, administer, aim, air, alibi, analyze, apology, appellation, appellative, apply, be in, be responsible for, bed, bed down, behave toward, bestow, bilge, binomen, binomial name, blain, bleb, blind, blister, blob, boss, bow, brandish, break, bridle, brush, bubble, bulb, bulge, bulla, bump, bunch, burl, button, buy and sell, byname, byword, cahot, call the signals, canvass, captain, care for, caress, carry, carry on, carry out, carry through, chart a course, chine, cloak, clump, cognomen, color, come in contact, command, comment upon, complete, cond, conduct, condyle, conn, consider, contend with, control, controvert, convex, cope with, cover, cover story, cover-up, coxswain, criticize, cryptonym, curry, currycomb, deal by, deal in, deal with, debate, deliberate, deliberate upon, denomination, descant, designation, device, direct, discharge, discourse, discourse about, discuss, dispatch, dispense, dispose of, dissert, dissertate, do by, do with, dominate, dowel, drench, drive, ear, employ, empty title, enact, engineer, epithet, eponym, euonym, examine, exchange views, excuse, execute, exercise, exert, exploit, facade, feed, feel, feel of, feint, finger, flange, flap, flick, flourish, fodder, fondle, front, gall, gentle, gloss, gnarl, go into, govern, grasp, grip, groom, guide, guise, haft, harness, have the conn, head, head up, helm, helve, hill, hilt, hitch, hold, honor, honorific, hump, hunch, hyponym, inquire into, investigate, job, jog, joggle, knob, knock around, knot, knur, knurl, label, lame excuse, lay, lead, lead on, level, lip, litter, locus standi, loop, lump, make, make go, make the rules, make use of, manage, maneuver, manipulate, market, mask, mastermind, merchandise, milk, mole, moniker, mountain, name, namesake, navigate, nevus, nomen, nomen nudum, nub, nubbin, nubble, officer, operate, order, ostensible motive, oversee, palm, palpate, papilloma, pass under review, pat, paw, peg, perform, perform on, pilot, play, ply, point, poke at, poor excuse, practice, prescribe, pretense, pretension, pretext, prod, proper name, proper noun, protestation, public motive, pull the strings, put-off, quarterback, rap, reason, reason about, reason the point, refuge, regulate, remark upon, respond to, retail, review, rib, ridge, ring, rub down, run, saddle, scientific name, screen, secret name, see to, sell, semblance, serve, shake, sham, shape a course, shoulder, show, sift, skipper, smoke screen, sobriquet, spine, stalking-horse, steer, steward, stratagem, stud, study, style, subterfuge, supervise, survey, swing, tab, tackle, tag, take, take care of, take command, take the lead, take up, talk, talk about, talk of, talk over, tame, tap, tautonym, tend, test, thresh out, thumb, title, touch, touch upon, trade in, traffic in, train, transact, treat, treat of, trick, trinomen, trinomial name, try, tubercle, tubercule, twiddle, use, utilize, varnish, veil, ventilate, verruca, vesicle, wale, wart, water, wave, welt, wholesale, wield, work, write up, yoke

Etymology 1
From handlen:,  handian:; akin to Dutch handelen:, German handeln:. See hand

Etymology 2
Originally Cornish-American, from hanough:, later hanow: (pronounced han'of or han'o).

Noun

 * Ainu:
 * Arabic: مقبض
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Croatian:, držač, držalo,
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish: håndtag
 * Dutch: handvat, handgreep, hengsel, heft
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Greek:, χειρολαβή,
 * Hungarian:, nyél, ,


 * Japanese: ハンドル
 * Kurdish:
 * Latvian: kāts
 * Macedonian: рачка,, држач
 * Norwegian: håndtak,
 * Old English:
 * Polish: rączka, (of a door) klamka , (knob) gałka , uchwyt
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic:, ,
 * Spanish:,  ,  manija, , manilla
 * Swedish: handtag


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Verb

 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: käsitellä, käyttää käsiä


 * Serbo-Croatian: rukovati


 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: ,


 * Macedonian: напипува, нафаќа


 * Dutch:, , onder handen nemen,
 * Finnish:


 * Macedonian: ракува


 * Dutch:, omgaan met,
 * Finnish:
 * French:


 * Macedonian: ракува
 * Serbo-Croatian: rukovati
 * Swedish: handskas med


 * Dutch:, zich bezighouden met
 * Finnish:


 * Macedonian: ракува


 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:


 * Macedonian: врачува


 * Dutch:, zich bezighouden met
 * Finnish: käydä kauppaa
 * French: s'occuper de


 * Hebrew: טיפל
 * Simplified Chinese: ,


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 * Swedish:


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 * Macedonian: раководи


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 * Finnish:


 * : 摸(1), 举(1), 握(1), 操作(2), 处理(3), 柄(4), 句柄（计算机科学）(5)
 * : manejar (1), manusear (1)

Noun

 * Finnish:
 * Greek: παρανόμι,


 * Simplified Chinese: ,

Etymology
From handla:, hǫndla:, from hǫnd:. In the sense trade influenced by from handelen: and  handeln:.

Verb

 * 1) act (to do something)
 * 2) trade, shop

Verb
handle



Verb

 * 1) act (to do something)
 * 2) trade, shop (to visit shops)