handle meaning
EN
[ˈhæn.dl] [-ændəl] 
US WHandle
- A handle is a part of, or attachment to, an object that can be moved or used by hand. The design of each type of handle involves substantial ergonomic issues, even where these are dealt with intuitively or by following tradition.
- NounPLhandlesSUF-le
- 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.
- An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool.
- (gambling) The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.
- 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.
- (textiles) The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience, and other qualities perceived by touch.
- (slang) A name, nickname or pseudonym.
- We sat together at the restaurant and asked him about his handle (CB name).
- (computing) A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.
- A handle for a type instance is similar to an open file descriptor; it is used to reference that type instance when performing operations on it.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A 10 fl oz (285 ml) glass of beer in the Northern Territory. (See also pot and middy for other regional variations.).
- A shudder passes over him and he orders another handle of beer.
- (US) A half-gallon (1.75-liter) bottle of alcohol. (Called a sixty in Canada.).
- (geography, Newfoundland and Labrador, rare) A point, an extremity of land.
- the Handle of the Sug in Newfoundland
- (topology) A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional balls.
- Such a 2-handle cancels the 1-handle so the manifold is D4.
- The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
- VerbSGhandlesPRhandlingPT, PPhandled
- (transitive) To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).
- (transitive, rare) To accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands.
- (transitive) To manage, use, or wield with the hands.
- (transitive) To manage, control, or direct.
- (transitive) To treat, to deal with (in a specified way).
- (transitive) To deal with (a subject, argument, topic, or theme) in speaking, in writing, or in art.
- (transitive) To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell.
- a merchant handles a variety of goods, or a large stock
- (transitive, rare) To be concerned with; to be an expert in.
- (transitive) To put up with; to endure (and continue to function).
- I can't handle this hot weather.
- (intransitive) To use the hands.
- (intransitive) To behave in a particular way when handled (managed, controlled, directed).
- the car handles well
- (transitive) To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- The director came in for a lot of criticism about the way she handled the disaster.
- When our companies merged, I rewired our payment processing system to handle their invoices as well.
- Other factors could also be at play: if fertiliser is not carefully stored and handled it can volatilise, with important proportions of its precious nitrogen content simply wafting up into the air.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- How many writes per second can this hard disk handle?
- Wilson also makes Shock Shield ($7.95), an overgrip with a cushioning gel that players can wrap on the racket handle.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of handle in English Dictionary
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- Words suffixed with -le
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "handle" is a morpheme, more specifically, a suffixe. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.