1. Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
   "This blender can't handle nuts";
   - manage, deal, care
    
2. Interact with or behave towards someone in a particular way
   "Handle the press reporters gently";
   - treat, do by [Brit]
    
3. Touch, lift, or hold with the hands
   "Don't handle the merchandise";
   - palm
    
4. Handle effectively
   "The burglar handled an axe";
   - wield, manage
    
5. Act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
   "The course handled all of Western Civilization";
   - cover, treat, plow [N. Amer], deal, address, plough [Brit, Cdn]
    
6. Show and train
   "The prize-winning poodle was handled by Mrs. Priscilla Prescott"

1. 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";
   - grip, handgrip, hold
    
2. A name or identifier
   "His online handle was 'CyberNinja'"
    
3. A way of understanding or controlling something
   "trying to get a handle on a complex issue"

Sounds like: halls, handle, Ha

Derived forms: handling, handled, handles

Type of: appendage, broach, command, control, initiate, interact, keep in line, manipulate, touch

Part of: aspergill, aspersorium, baggage, baseball bat, bat, briefcase, brolly [Brit, informal], brush, bumbershoot [US, informal], carpet beater, carrycot [Brit], cart, cheese cutter, coffee cup, coffeepot, cricket bat, cutlery, eating utensil, edge tool, faucet [N. Amer], frying pan, frypan [N. Amer], gamp [Brit, informal], go-cart, hand tool, handbarrow, handcart, handlebar, handset, ladle, luggage, lumber, mug, pushcart, racket, racquet, rug beater, saucepan, skillet [N. Amer], spatula, spigot, tap, teacup, umbrella, watering can, watering pot [US]

Encyclopedia: Handle