HANDLE
\hˈandə͡l], \hˈandəl], \h_ˈa_n_d_əl]\
Definitions of HANDLE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
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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"
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touch, lift, or hold with the hands; "Don't handle the merchandise"
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show and train; "The prize-winning poodle was handled by Mrs. Priscilla Prescott"
By Princeton University
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interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
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hold and move repeatedly
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.
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To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to manage skillfully.
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To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of, with the hands.
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To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell; as, a merchant handles a variety of goods, or a large stock.
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To deal with; to make a business of.
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To treat; to use, well or ill.
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To manage; to control; to practice skill upon.
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To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a theme, an argument, or an objection.
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To use the hands.
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That part of vessels, instruments, etc., which is held in the hand when used or moved, as the haft of a sword, the knob of a door, the bail of a kettle, etc.
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That of which use is made; the instrument for effecting a purpose; a tool.
By Oddity Software
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To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.
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To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to manage skillfully.
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To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of, with the hands.
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To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell; as, a merchant handles a variety of goods, or a large stock.
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To deal with; to make a business of.
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To treat; to use, well or ill.
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To manage; to control; to practice skill upon.
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To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a theme, an argument, or an objection.
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To use the hands.
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That part of vessels, instruments, etc., which is held in the hand when used or moved, as the haft of a sword, the knob of a door, the bail of a kettle, etc.
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That of which use is made; the instrument for effecting a purpose; a tool.
By Noah Webster.
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To use the hands.
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That part of a tool, vessel, etc., grasped by the hand; an instrument to gain an end.
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To touch or feel with the hand; manage; manipulate; discourse on; treat; buy, sell, or invest in.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To use the hands.
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To touch, hold, or use with the hand: to make familiar by frequent touching: to manage: to discuss: to practice.
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That part of anything held in the hand: (fig.) that of which use is made: a tool.
By Daniel Lyons
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The part by which anything is held; something to take hold of.
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To touch or use with the hand; manage; treat.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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That part of a vessel or instrument which is held in the hand when used; that of which use is made; a tool.
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To touch, to feel, or wield with the hand; to discourse on; to discuss; to use well or ill.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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That part of anything held in the hand when used; that of which use is made; the instr. by which a purpose is effected.
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To feel, use, or hold with the hand; to make familiar by frequent touching; to treat or discourse on; to treat or use well or ill.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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