handle

Noun

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. (UK, informal) A traditional dimpled glass with a handle, for serving a pint of beer.
9. (Australia, New-Zealand) A 10 fluid ounce (285 mL) glass of beer.
10. (US) A half-gallon (1.75-liter) bottle of alcohol.
11. (rare) 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.
15. The amount wagered in the various pari-mutuel pools for a particular event or events.

Verb

1. (transitive) To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).
2. (rare, transitive) To accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands.
3. (transitive) To manage, use, or wield with the hands.
4. (transitive) To manage, control, or direct.
5. (transitive) To treat, to deal with (in a specified way).
6. (transitive) To deal with (a subject, argument, topic, or theme) in speaking, in writing, or in art.
7. (transitive) To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell.
8. (rare, transitive) To be concerned with; to be an expert in.
9. (transitive) To put up with; to endure (and continue to function).
10. (intransitive) To use the hands.
11. (intransitive) To illegally touch the ball with the hand or arm; to commit handball.
12. (intransitive) To behave in a particular way when handled (managed, controlled, directed).

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhæn.dl̩/

Etymology

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 *handulā. See verb below. Cognate with Danish handel (“a handle”).

Synonyms

manage

treat

grip

deal with

haft

hilt

touch

deal

knob

manipulate

shaft

do

process

finger

operate

conduct

hold

wield

feel

use

helve

gripe

govern

deal in

take care of

address

control

run

handgrip

administer

direct

staff

pole

bar

ear

👂

discuss

lever

transact

lead

do by

holder

arm

heft

attend to

stake

hawk

spar

stave

trade

plow

Sentences

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