handle

Sentences

Meaning

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.

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

Frequency

Hyphenated as

han‧dle

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhæn.dl̩/

Cognate with Danish

handel

Inherited from Middle English

handlen

Inherited from Old English

handlian

Cognate with Western Frisian

handelje

Cognate with Dutch

handelen

Cognate with German

handeln

Cognate with Swedish

handla

Cognate with Icelandic

höndla

In summary

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”).

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