handle

Significado (inglés)

1. The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
2. An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool, or an opportunity or pretext.
3. The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.
4. The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience, and other qualities perceived by touch.
5. (slang) A name or nickname, especially as an identifier over the radio or Internet.
6. (slang) A title attached to one's name, such as Doctor or Colonel.
7. A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.
8. (informal) A traditional dimpled glass with a handle, for serving a pint of beer.
9. A 10 fluid ounce (285 mL) glass of beer.
10. A half-gallon (1.75-liter) bottle of alcohol.
11. A point, an extremity of land.
12. A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional balls.
13. The smooth, irreducible subcurve of a comb which connects to each of the other components in exactly one point.
14. (slang) A person's nose.

manage

treat

wield

address

knife handle

sword-hilt

work with

act toward

be in charge of

bell-push

buy and sell

care about

door latch

have dealings

take charge of

acquire a command of

have experience with

forward to

long handle

camphorate

lay hands upon

play about with

sport with

place of seizing

deal d care

big number

touch roughly

share shaft

shovel shaft

find job

axe handle

door knob

fellow soldier

look out for

pull handle

Frecuencia

Guionizado como

han‧dle

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈhæn.dl̩/

From Middle English handel, handle, from Old English handle (“a handle”), from handlian (“to handle, feel, deal with, discuss”). See verb below. Cognate with Danish handel (“a handle”).