Definitions of HANDLE [ˈhæn dl]

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Definition of 'HANDLE'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) handle
a part of a thing made to be grasped or held by the hand.

2.  handle
anything serving as or resembling a handle.

3.  handle
Slang.

4.  handle
a person's name.

5.  handle
the total amount bet on an event or game.

6. (v.t.) handle
to touch, pick up, carry, or feel with the hand or hands; use the hands on.

7.  handle
to manage, deal with, or be responsible for:
This computer handles our billing.

8.  handle
to use or employ, esp. in a particular manner; manipulate:
to handle color expertly in painting.

9.  handle
to manage, direct, train, or control:
to handle troops.

10.  handle
to deal with (a subject, theme, etc.).

11.  handle
to deal with or treat in a particular way:
to handle a person with tact.

12.  handle
to deal or trade in.

13. (v.i.) handle
to behave or perform in a particular way when handled.
The jet was handling poorly.

Definition of 'HANDLE'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) handle, grip, handgrip, hold
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"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"

2. (verb) manage, deal, care, handle
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
"I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"

3. (verb) treat, handle, do by
interact in a certain way
"Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"

4. (verb) cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
"This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"

5. (verb) handle, palm
touch, lift, or hold with the hands
"Don't handle the merchandise"

6. (verb) wield, handle, manage
handle effectively
"The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well"

7. (verb) handle
show and train
"The prize-winning poodle was handled by Mrs. Priscilla Prescott"

Definition of 'HANDLE'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) handle
to touch or hold with your hands
Please do not handle the goods.

2. handle
to be able to cope or deal with
He could not handle the pressure of the job.; advice on how to handle problem employees

3. handle
to trade goods, especially illegally
to be arrested for handling stolen goods

4. (noun) handle
the part of sth that you hold
silver door handles

Definition of 'HANDLE'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) HANDLE
that part of vessels, instruments, etc., which is held in the hand when used or moved, as the haft of a sword, the knob of a door, the bail of a kettle, etc

2. (noun) HANDLE
that of which use is made; the instrument for effecting a purpose; a tool

3. (verb) HANDLE
to touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand

4. (verb) HANDLE
to manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to manage skillfully

5. (verb) HANDLE
to accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of, with the hands

6. (verb) HANDLE
to receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell; as, a merchant handles a variety of goods, or a large stock

7. (verb) HANDLE
to deal with; to make a business of

8. (verb) HANDLE
to treat; to use, well or ill

9. (verb) HANDLE
to manage; to control; to practice skill upon

10. (verb) HANDLE
to use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a theme, an argument, or an objection

11. (verb) HANDLE
to use the hands

Definitions of 'HANDLE'

The New Hacker's Dictionary

1. HANDLE
1. [from CB slang] An electronic pseudonym; a nom de guerre intended to conceal the user's true identity. Network and BBS handles function as the same sort of simultaneous concealment and display one finds on Citizen's Band radio, from which the term was adopted. Use of grandiose handles is characteristic of warez d00dz, crackers, weenies, spods, and other lower forms of network life; true hackers travel on their own reputations rather than invented legendry. Compare nick, screen name.

2. A magic cookie, often in the form of a numeric index into some array somewhere, through which you can manipulate an object like a file or window. The form file handle is especially common.

3. [Mac] A pointer to a pointer to dynamically-allocated memory; the extra level of indirection allows on-the-fly memory compaction (to cut down on fragmentation) or aging out of unused resources, with minimal impact on the (possibly multiple) parts of the larger program containing references to the allocated memory. Compare snap (to snap a handle would defeat its purpose); see also aliasing bug, dangling pointer.

Translation of 'HANDLE'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the part of an object by which it may be held or grasped I've broken the handle off this cup; You've got to turn the handle in order to open the door.
Afrikaans: handvatsel	Arabic: مِقْبَض، يَد	Bulgarian: дръжка
Brazilian: cabo/trinco	Czech: rukojeť, držadlo, klika	German: der Griff
Danish: håndtag; hank	Greek: χερούλι, λαβή	Spanish: mango; asa; manilla, pomo
Estonian: sang, link, käepide	Farsi: دسته	Finnish: kahva
French: anse, poignée	Hebrew: יָדִית	Hindi: मूठ
Croatian: rucka, kvaka	Hungarian: fogantyú	Indonesian: pegangan
Icelandic: handfang	Italian: manico; maniglia	Japanese: 取っ手
Korean: 손잡이	Lithuanian: rankena, rankenėlė	Latvian: rokturis; kāts; spals
Malay: tangkai	Dutch: hengsel, handgreep, oor v	Norwegian: håndtak, skaft, hank
Polish: rączka, ucho, uchwyt, kla	Persian: دسته	Pashto: لاستی
Portuguese: asa	Romanian: mâner	Russian: ручка, рукоятка
Slovak: rukoväť, držadlo, kľučka;	Slovenian: ročaj	Serbian: drška
Swedish: handtag	Thai: ที่จับ	Turkish: sap, kol
Taiwanese: 把手	Ukrainian: ручка, держак	Urdu: دستہ، قبضہ
Vietnamese: quai; tay cầm	Chinese: 把手
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