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noun
1.
a touching, grasping, or using with the hands.
2.
the manner of treating or dealing with something; management; treatment.
3.
the manual or mechanical method or process by which something is moved, carried, transported, etc.
adjective
4.
of or pertaining to the process of moving, transporting, delivering, working with, etc.: The factory added a 10 percent handling charge for delivery.
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Handling
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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noun
1.
a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
2.
that which may be held, seized, grasped, or taken advantage of in effecting a purpose: The clue was a handle for solving the mystery.
3.
Slang.
a.
a person's name, especially the given name.
b.
a person's alias, nickname, or code name.
c.
a name or term by which something is known, described, or explained.
4.
the total amount wagered on an event, series of events, or for an entire season or seasons, as at a gambling casino or in horse racing: The track handle for the day was over a million dollars.
5.
EXPANDthe total amount of money taken in by a business concern on one transaction, sale, event, or series of transactions, or during a specific period, especially by a theater, nightclub, sports arena, resort hotel, or the like.
verb (used with object)
9.
to manage, deal with, or be responsible for: My wife handles the household accounts. This computer handles all our billing.
10.
to use or employ, especially in a particular manner; manipulate: to handle color expertly in painting.
11.
to manage, direct, train, or control: to handle troops.
12.
EXPANDto deal with (a subject, theme, argument, etc.): The poem handled the problem of instinct versus intellect.
13.
to deal with or treat in a particular way: to handle a person with tact.
14.
COLLAPSEto deal or trade in: to handle dry goods.
verb (used without object)
Idioms15.
to behave or perform in a particular way when handled, directed, managed, etc.: The troops handled well. The jet was handling poorly.
16.
fly off the handle, Informal. to become very agitated or angry, especially without warning or adequate reason: I can't imagine why he flew off the handle like that.
17.
get/have a handle on, to acquire an understanding or knowledge of: Can you get a handle on what your new boss expects?
Origin:
before 900; (noun) Middle English handel, Old English hand(e)le, derivative of hand; (v.) Middle English handelen, Old English handlian (cognate with German handlen, Old Norse hǫndla to seize); derivative of hand
before 900; (noun) Middle English handel, Old English hand(e)le, derivative of hand; (v.) Middle English handelen, Old English handlian (cognate with German handlen, Old Norse hǫndla to seize); derivative of hand
Related forms
han·dle·a·ble, adjective
han·dle·a·bil·i·ty, noun
han·dle·less, adjective
o·ver·han·dle, verb (used with object), -dled, -dling.
pre·han·dle, verb (used with object), -dled, -dling.
EXPANDre·han·dle, verb (used with object), -dled, -dling.
COLLAPSESynonyms
14. sell, vend, carry, market; hawk, peddle.
14. sell, vend, carry, market; hawk, peddle.
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Word Origin & History
handle
O.E. handle, formed from hand in the sense of a tool in the way thimble was formed from thumb. The verb is O.E. handlian "to touch or move with the hands." Akin to O.N. höndla "th seize, capture," Dan. handle "to trade, deal," Ger. handeln "to bargain, trade." The commercial sense was weaker in
EXPAND Eng. than in some other Gmc. languages, but it emerged in Amer.Eng. (1888) from the notion of something passing through one's hands. The slang sense of "nickname" is first recorded 1870. Handlebar first recorded 1887 (as two words), in reference to bicycles; of mustaches, it is first recorded 1933. To fly off the handle (1843) is a figurative reference to an axe head. To get a handle on "get control of" is first recorded 1972. Handler "boxer's assistant" (1950) was originally in dogfights or cockfights (1825).
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