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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 handles
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She can get it done on the glass and has enough handles to get out on the break.
From the stltoday.com
Ravena girls basketball player Jaquilla Ponder handles the ball during practice.
From the timesunion.com
Supreme's customers say they believe the company handles their e-waste properly.
From the businessweek.com
Her family is in the Orlando area, so she handles things alone most of the time.
From the news-journalonline.com
Another son, Dave, works the front counter and handles the customer-service end.
From the democratandchronicle.com
Don't let anyone try to tell you that your loose door handles don't need fixing.
From the dailymail.co.uk
Pepper has learned that tap handles don't have to be big or flashy to stand out.
From the stltoday.com
The interior gets chrome handles, silver accents and automatic air-conditioning.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
The left-hand monitor handles the hi-fi, telephone and internet access browsers.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
- 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
