handle
verb
[ ˈhand(ə)l ]
• feel or manipulate with the hands.
• "heavy paving slabs can be difficult to handle"
Similar:
hold,
pick up,
grasp,
grip,
lift,
feel,
touch,
finger,
thumb,
toy with,
play with,
paw,
• manage (a situation or problem).
• "a lawyer's ability to handle a case properly"
• drive or control (a vehicle).
• "he was going too fast and couldn't handle the car"
handle
noun
• the part by which a thing is held, carried, or controlled.
• "a holdall with two carrying handles"
Similar:
haft,
shank,
stock,
shaft,
grip,
handgrip,
hilt,
helve,
butt,
knob,
• a name or nickname.
• "that's some handle for a baby"
• the feel of goods, especially textiles, when handled.
• "fabrics with a softer handle"
• the total amount of money bet over a particular time or at a particular event.
• "the monthly handle of a couple of casinos in Las Vegas"
• a large bottle in which spirits are sold, typically holding a half gallon.
• "a handle of Jim Beam"
Origin:
Old English handle (noun), handlian (verb), from hand.
