Sekirov Dictionary

handle

/ˈhæn.d(ə)l/

verb 12
noun 15
forms 5
phrases 5

verb12

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To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).
- Happy, ye leaves! when as those lilly hands [...] Shall handle you. — 1595
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to manage a situation, a problem or a task and decide what to do about it
- she handled the news with grace
- the Persians handled the French ambassador shamefully
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To deal with (a subject, argument, topic, or theme) in speaking, in writing, or in art.
- We will handle what persons are apt to envy others... — 1625
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(rare) To be concerned with; to be an expert in.
- They that handle the law knew me not — 1611
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To manage, control, or direct.
- You shall see how I'll handle her — 1603
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To put up with; to endure (and continue to function).
- I can't handle this hot weather.
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To manage, use, or wield with the hands.
- That fellow handles his bow like a crowkeeper — 1603
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To use the hands.
- They [idols made of gold and silver] have hands, but they handle not — 1611
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To behave in a particular way when handled (managed, controlled, directed).
- the car handles well
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To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell.
- a merchant handles a variety of goods, or a large stock
To illegally touch the ball with the hand or arm; to commit handball.
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(rare) To accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands.
- The hardness of the winters forces the breeders to house and handle their colts for at least six months every year. — 1679

noun15

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The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
- Once his fingers strayed to the handle of his hunting-knife, and I should have interfered had I not been conscious that Wickliffe was on his guard. — 1854
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(slang) A name or nickname, especially as an identifier over the radio or Internet.
- We sat together at the restaurant and asked him about his handle (CB name). — 1997
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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.
The amount wagered in the various pari-mutuel pools for a particular event or events.
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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.
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(US) A half-gallon (1.75-liter) bottle of alcohol.
- Josh bought a fifth of Evan Williams for Andrew as a token of gratitude and Ray, because of the financial constraints, purchased the cheapest handle of whiskey he could find: Heaven Hill. — 2014
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An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool, or an opportunity or pretext.
- They overturned him to all his interests by the sure but fatal handle of his own good nature. — 1692
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(Australia, New-Zealand) A 10 fluid ounce (285 mL) glass of beer.
- A shudder passes over him and he orders another handle of beer. — 2002
(UK, informal) A traditional dimpled glass with a handle, for serving a pint of beer.
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(slang) A title attached to one's name, such as Doctor or Colonel.
- The successful businessman was knighted and acquired a handle to his name.
The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience, and other qualities perceived by touch.
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(slang) A person's nose.
- That Nose, which in the infant could annoy, / Was grown a perfect nuisance in the boy. / Whene'er he walk'd, his Handle went before, / Long as the snout of Ferret, or Wild Boar; […] — 1811
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A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional balls.
- Such a 2-handle cancels the 1-handle so the manifold is D⁴. — 2003
(rare) A point, an extremity of land.
The smooth, irreducible subcurve of a comb which connects to each of the other components in exactly one point.

forms

handled · handling · handles · handleth · handlest

Phrases with handle

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