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handle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | grip, handgrip, hold |
| Type of | appendage |
| Has types | ax handle, haft, broomstick, mop handle, pommel, rake handle, stock, helve, hilt, panhandle, broom handle, hoe handle, axe handle, crop, saddlebow, gunstock, knob |
he grabbed the hammer by the handle.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | do by, treat |
| Type of | interact |
| Has types | smooth over, maltreat, upstage, mistreat, mock, mollycoddle, nurse, pamper, ride roughshod, rough-house, run roughshod, skate over, skimp over, slur over, snub, spoil, step, strong-arm, abuse, baby, bemock, brutalise, brutalize, cocker, coddle, cosset, criminalize, cut, disregard, do well by, featherbed, wrong, gloss over, handle with kid gloves, ignore, ill-treat, ill-use, indulge |
| Verb group | deal, address, cover, treat, plow |
handle::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | address, cover, deal, plow, treat |
| Type of | initiate, broach |
| Has types | talk about, discuss, theologize, theologise, discourse |
| Verb group | encompass, embrace, do by, comprehend, cover, treat |
handle::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | care, deal, manage |
| Type of | control, command |
| Has types | organize, mind, misconduct, dispose of, direct, deal, coordinate, conduct, come to grips, carry on, administrate, administer, get to grips, process, mishandle, mismanage, juggle, organise, take care, work, touch |
| Derivation | handler, handling |
This blender can't handle nuts.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | control, keep in line, manipulate |
| Derivation | handler |
The prize-winning poodle was handled by Mrs. Priscilla Prescott.
Examples of handle
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In the near future, we will be trying to find a better way to handle this issue.
From the tennessean.com
The biggest single factor in the game will be our ability to handle their press.
From the stltoday.com
It has two underused airports with runways long enough to handle big cargo jets.
From the stltoday.com
Please tell me the best way to handle the wedding shower and wedding invitation.
From the newsday.com
Your doctor then measures pressure by pulling or pushing on the pressure handle.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The existing parks can handle new residents without the need for new facilities.
From the news-journalonline.com
All too often, winners can't handle the changes that come with an outsize check.
From the abcnews.go.com
Let the GM and Football Ops VP handle partitioning out the budget for personnel.
From the denverpost.com
You can bake this in one big pouch, but two smaller pouches is easier to handle.
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- Manage: be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"
- The appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"
- Treat: interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
- Cover: act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"
- Touch, lift, or hold with the hands; "Don't handle the merchandise"
- Wield: handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well"
- In computer programming, a handle is a particular kind of smart pointer. Handles are used when an application references blocks of memory or objects managed by another system, such as a database or an operating system.
- A handle is a part of, or attachment to, an object that can be moved or used by hand. The design of each type of handle involves substantial ergonomic issues, even where these are dealt with intuitively or by following tradition. ...
- In mathematics, a handle decomposition of an m-manifold M is a union
