"handle" meaning in English

See handle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈhæn.dl/ [US] Audio: en-us-handle.ogg [US] Forms: handle [singular], handles [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A handle is the part of an object that you hold with your hand when you want to use or move the object. Some examples of handles are: the shaft of a sword, the knob of a door, etc.
    Sense id: simple-handle-en-noun-CojTwo34
  2. A handle is a nickname or pseudonym.
    Sense id: simple-handle-en-noun-UT9rAH~2 Categories (other): Slang
  3. A handle is a 10 fl oz (285 ml) glass of beer in the Northern Territory. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand
    Sense id: simple-handle-en-noun-cRwkjHoo
  4. A handle is a 1.75-liter (half-gallon) bottle of alcohol. Tags: US
    Sense id: simple-handle-en-noun-sABKpUhS

Verb

IPA: /ˈhæn.dl/ [US] Audio: en-us-handle.ogg [US] Forms: handle [canonical], handles [third-person, singular], handled [past], handled [past, participle], handling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|handl|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you handle something, you touch it, you feel it with your hand.
    Sense id: simple-handle-en-verb-c3knJK2H
  2. How you handle an object is how you use it.
    Sense id: simple-handle-en-verb-cU2f8HPP
  3. To give and take; to have something pass through your hands; to buy and sell
    Sense id: simple-handle-en-verb-5nH~MxEy
  4. To deal with; to make a business of.
    Sense id: simple-handle-en-verb-yB4SxwbO
  5. To treat; to use, well or ill.
    Sense id: simple-handle-en-verb-uH1F6XWr
  6. To manage; to control; to practice skill upon.
    Sense id: simple-handle-en-verb-bXaceWje
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