Canadian English Meaning of handle

handle

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Definitions and Meaning of handle in English

Wordnet

handle (n)

the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it

Wordnet

handle (v)

be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

interact in a certain way

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

touch, lift, or hold with the hands

handle effectively

show and train

Webster

handle (v. t.)

To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.

To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to manage skillfully.

To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of, with the hands.

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.

To deal with; to make a business of.

To treat; to use, well or ill.

To manage; to control; to practice skill upon.

To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a theme, an argument, or an objection.

Webster

handle (v. i.)

To use the hands.

Webster

handle (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.

That of which use is made; the instrument for effecting a purpose; a tool.

FAQs About the word handle

handle

the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it, be in charge of, act on, or dispose of, interact in a certain way, act on ver

address,manage,manipulate,Negotiate,take,treatment,contend (with),cope (with),field,(grapple (with))

botch,blunder,Fumble,make a mistake,goof up,mess (up),mishandle,muff,scamp,Foozle

handkerchief => handkerchief, handkercher => handkerchief, handiwork => Handiwork, handiron => fire irons, handing over => handover,