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1. Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
   "This blender can't handle nuts"
   - manage, deal, care
    
2. Interact in a certain way
   "Handle the press reporters gently"
   - treat, do by
    
3. Act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
   - cover, treat, plow [N. Amer], deal, address, plough [Brit, Cdn]
    
4. Touch, lift, or hold with the hands
   "Don't handle the merchandise"
   - palm
    
5. Handle effectively
   - wield, manage
    
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

Sounds like: Handel

Derived forms: handles, handling, handled

See also: handler, handling, short-handled

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

Part of: aspergill, aspersorium, baggage, baseball bat, bat, briefcase, brush, carpet beater, carrycot, cart, cheese cutter, coffee cup, coffeepot, cricket bat, cutlery, eating utensil, edge tool, faucet [N. Amer], French telephone, frying pan, frypan [N. Amer], 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

Encyclopedia: Handle