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Defenition of the word handle

    • Defenition of the word handle

      • A closed loop that is normally placed horizontally on an object (for example, on a mug or a cup).
      • To feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.
      • To manage; to control; to practice skill upon.
      • deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"
      • hold and move repeatedly
      • the part of an object designed to be held in order to use or move it
      • touch, lift, or hold with the hands
      • 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"
      • interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"
      • handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"
      • 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"
      • 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"
      • touch, lift, or hold with the hands; "Don''t handle the merchandise"
      • show and train; "The prize-winning poodle was handled by Mrs. Priscilla Prescott"
      • 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"
      • interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
      • the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
      • act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
      • handle effectively
      • show and train
      • be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
      • interact in a certain way

    Synonyms for the word handle

      • address
      • alias
      • care
      • carry
      • carry out
      • code name
      • come to grips with
      • conduct
      • control
      • cope with
      • cover
      • deal
      • deal in
      • deal with
      • do by
      • export
      • feel
      • finger
      • grip
      • handgrip
      • hold
      • import
      • knob
      • lever
      • manage
      • market
      • name
      • nickname
      • operate
      • palm
      • plow
      • process
      • run
      • see to
      • sell
      • soubriquet
      • supervise
      • switch
      • touch
      • trade
      • treat
      • wield
      • work

    Similar words in the handle

      • handle
      • handle's
      • handlebar
      • handlebar's
      • handlebars
      • handled
      • handlers
      • handles

    Meronymys for the word handle

      • aspergill
      • baggage
      • baseball bat
      • bat
      • briefcase
      • brush
      • carpet beater
      • carrycot
      • cart
      • cheese cutter
      • coffee cup
      • coffeepot
      • cricket bat
      • cutlery
      • eating utensil
      • edge tool
      • faucet
      • French telephone
      • frying pan
      • frypan
      • go-cart
      • hand tool
      • handbarrow
      • handcart
      • handlebar
      • handset
      • ladle
      • luggage
      • lumber
      • mug
      • pushcart
      • racket
      • racquet
      • rug beater
      • saucepan
      • shank
      • skillet
      • spatula
      • stem
      • teacup
      • umbrella
      • watering can
      • watering pot

    Hyponyms for the word handle

      • abuse
      • administer
      • administrate
      • ax handle
      • axe handle
      • baby
      • bemock
      • broom handle
      • broomstick
      • brutalise
      • brutalize
      • carry on
      • cocker
      • coddle
      • come to grips
      • conduct
      • coordinate
      • cosset
      • criminalize
      • crop
      • cut
      • deal
      • direct
      • discourse
      • discuss
      • dispose of
      • disregard
      • do justice
      • do well by
      • do-well by
      • featherbed
      • field
      • fumble
      • get to grips
      • gloss over
      • gunstock
      • haft
      • handle with kid gloves
      • helve
      • hilt
      • hoe handle
      • ignore
      • ill-treat
      • ill-use
      • indulge
      • juggle
      • knob
      • maltreat
      • manhandle
      • manipulate
      • mind
      • misconduct
      • mishandle
      • mismanage
      • mistreat
      • mock
      • mollycoddle
      • mop handle
      • nurse
      • organise
      • organize
      • pamper
      • panhandle
      • ply
      • pommel
      • process
      • pump
      • rake handle
      • ride roughshod
      • rough-house
      • run roughshod
      • saddlebow
      • skate over
      • skimp over
      • slur over
      • smooth over
      • snub
      • spoil
      • step
      • stock
      • strong-arm
      • sweep
      • swing
      • swing out
      • take care
      • talk about
      • theologise
      • theologize
      • touch
      • upstage
      • work
      • wrong

    Hypernyms for the word handle

      • appendage
      • broach
      • command
      • control
      • initiate
      • interact
      • keep in line
      • manipulate
      • touch

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