handle

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/ˈhæn.d(ə)l/

noun 5verb 5

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

long, short

carrying

My suitcase broke, but fortunately the carrying handle was still strong enough to drag it to the airport.

door | knife, fork, pickaxe, etc.

VERB + HANDLE

have

pull, push, try, turn

She pushed the handle down and the gate swung open easily.

PREP

on a/the ~

The door handle had a small crack on it from years of use.

(verb.) touch sth with your hands

ADV

carefully, with care

She carefully handled the antique vase as she moved it to the shelf.

carelessly

The fragile vase broke because she carelessly handled it while moving house.

roughly

The delivery driver roughly handled the package, causing the items inside to break.

(verb.) deal with sb/sth

ADV

competently, efficiently, properly, skilfully, successfully, well

The manager handled the customer complaint so efficiently that everyone left satisfied.

badly

carefully, delicately

She handled the antique vase delicately as she moved it to the shelf.

easily

The new manager easily handled the complaints from angry customers.

routinely

The customer service team routinely handles complaints from frustrated shoppers.

VERB + HANDLE

be able/unable to, can/could, know how to

My younger brother doesn't know how to handle criticism, so he gets upset easily.

be designed to, be equipped to

Modern smartphones are designed to handle multiple apps running at the same time.

learn how to | be easy to

be difficult to, be hard to

Some teenagers find their emotions hard to handle during puberty.

PREP

with

My father handled the difficult situation with patience and good humor.

Definitions

noun

The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.

Once his fingers strayed to the handle of his hunting-knife, and I should have interfered had I not been conscious that Wickliffe was on his guard.

By pushing the fork downwards so that its teeth pass the handle of the stopper, and then turning the cover of the desiccator 90°, the handle of the stopper falls into the furrows and rests upon them.

An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool, or an opportunity or pretext.

They overturned him to all his interests by the sure but fatal handle of his own good nature.

Nothing can be more reprehensible, or wicked, than to make Christian Missions a handle for political expansion.

The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.

The daily handle of a Las Vegas casino is typically millions of dollars.

For a casino table game,the handle is difficult to determine, as it consists of all the bets made in every game, whether by chip or by cash play.

The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience, and other qualities perceived by touch.

A name or nickname, especially as an identifier over the radio or Internet.

We sat together at the restaurant and asked him about his handle (CB name).

This was so unexpected that Jack came close to gabbling out his real name instead of the one he had used at the Golden Spoon, the name he also used if the people who picked him up asked for his handle.

verb

To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).

Happy, ye leaves! when as those lilly hands [...] Shall handle you.

Handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh.

To accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands.

The hardness of the winters forces the breeders to house and handle their colts for at least six months every year.

To manage, use, or wield with the hands.

That fellow handles his bow like a crowkeeper

Light on his feet for a big man, he handled the rifle like a pistol.

To manage, control, or direct.

You shall see how I'll handle her

The findings emerged from questionnaires filled in by 2,211 staff in 145 wards of 55 hospitals in England and Wales and 105 observations of care of dementia patients. Two-thirds of staff said they had not had enough training to provide proper care, 50% said they had not been trained how to communicate properly with such patients and 54% had not been told how to handle challenging or aggressive behaviour.

To treat, to deal with (in a specified way).

she handled the news with grace

the Persians handled the French ambassador shamefully

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in or

verb — act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

verb — touch, lift, or hold with the hands

palm

verb — handle effectively

verb — be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

verb — interact in a certain way

treat

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

fly off the handle

To become very angry or enraged; to throw a fit or go crazy.

My dad flew off the handle when he saw the F grade on my report card.

handle with kid gloves

To treat (a person or a subject) very delicately or carefully, especially so as not to cause offense or controversy.

The campaign staff cautioned the candidate to handle the issue with kid gloves.

have a handle on

To understand or grasp.

To work efficiently, it's important to have a handle on the procedures involved.

crank the handle

To perform a process; to do some work.

There are various ways you can do this, including creating capacity by building a strong team, or by setting the sales stream up in such a way that anyone can crank the handle and

handle oneself

to behave

surprisingly, the girls handled themselves at the dinner

Example Bank

Once his fingers strayed to the handle of his hunting-knife, and I should have interfered had I not been conscious that Wickliffe was on his guard.

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By keeping the handle of the bellows fixed in any given position the lung within the chamber could be kept for a short time at any desired degree of distension, and by pressing at intervals upon the b

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Happy, ye leaves! when as those lilly hands [...] Shall handle you.

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Handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh.

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[...] about his altar, handling holy things

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, handle is marked as slang, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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