Term: handle
handle (verb) /ˈhæn.dəl/
Similar to: manage; deal with; control; cope with; manipulate
Definition: to touch or move something with your hands; or to be in charge of a situation or problem.
Translation: rīkoties, tikt galā, apstrādāt, aiztikt
Examples: “Please wash your hands before you handle the food.” “She is very experienced and knows exactly how to handle difficult customers.” “I don’t think I can handle any more stress this week.”
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handle (noun) /ˈhæn.dəl/
Similar to: grip; knob; shaft; lever; hilt
Definition: the part of an object designed to be held or touched by the hand in order to open, lift, or move it.
Translation: rokturis, kāts, osa
Examples: “The brass handle on the front door was polished and shiny.” “Be careful, the handle of the pan is very hot.” “The suitcase was heavy, and the leather handle felt like it might break.”
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
handle (noun)1.
a part that is designed especially to be grasped by the hand
2.
something that resembles a handle
3.
a) - title
b) - name , also - nickname
4.
- hand
5.
the total amount of money bet on a race, game, or event
6.
a means of understanding or controlling - can't quite get a handle on things
transitive verb
1.
a) to try or examine (as by touching, feeling, or moving) with the hand - handle silk to judge its weight
b) to manage with the - hands handle a horse
2.
a) to deal with in writing or speaking or in the plastic arts
b) to have overall responsibility for supervising or directing - manage a lawyer handles all my affairs
c) to train and act as second for (a boxer)
d) to put up with - stand can't handle the heat
3.
to act on or perform a required function with regard to - handle the day's mail
4.
intransitive verb
to engage in the buying, selling, or distributing of (a commodity) to act, behave, or respond in a certain way when or directed - handled a car that handles well
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
handle (noun)1.
a part by which an implement is held
SYNONYMS:
grip, haft, handgrip, helveRELATED WORDS:
bar, handlebar; bail, bow, loop; hilt, shaft; crop, whipstock; broomstick2.
a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known
SYNONYMS:
appellation, appellative, cognomen, compellation, denomination, denotation, designation, handle, moniker ( monicker), nomenclature, titleRELATED WORDS:
baptismal name, Christian name, first name, forename, given name; family name, maiden name, middle name, surname; matronymic, patronymic; byname, diminutive, epithet, hypocorism, nickname, sobriquet ( soubriquet); banner, rubric, tag; alias, cryptonym, nom de guerre, nom de plume, pen name, pseudonym; binomial, monomial; trivial name, vernacular; misnomer; brand name, label, trademark, trade name3.
a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual
SYNONYMS:
alias, byname, cognomen, epithet, handle, moniker ( monicker), sobriquet ( soubriquet), surnameRELATED WORDS:
appellation, denomination, denotation, designation, label, tag, title; anonym, nom de guerre, nom de plume, pen name, pseudonym1.
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
SYNONYMS:
address, contend (with), cope (with), field, grapple (with), hack, manage, maneuver, manipulate, negotiate, play, swing, take, treatRELATED WORDS:
engineer, finesse, jockey; bring off, carry off, carry out, get off, pull; command, direct, guide, steer; control, micromanage, regulate, run; react (to), respond (to)NEAR ANTONYMS:
botch, bungle, foozle, fumble, goof (up), louse up, mess (up), mishandle, muff, scamp2.
to behave toward in a stated way
SYNONYMS:
act (toward), be (to), deal (with), handle, serve, useRELATED WORDS:
consider, esteem, rate, reckon, regard, view; engage (with), react (to), respond (to)3.
to control the mechanical operation of
SYNONYMS:
handle, run, workRELATED WORDS:
use; maneuver, manipulate, ply, wield; command, control, direct, drive, guide, pilot, steer4.
to look after and make decisions about
SYNONYMS:
administer, administrate, carry on, control, direct, govern, guide, handle, keep, manage, operate, overlook, oversee, preside (over), regulate, run, steward, superintend, supervise, tendRELATED WORDS:
care (for), mind, watch; lead, pilot, steer; guard, protect, safeguard; micromanage, stage-manage; codirect, comanage5.
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
SYNONYMS:
abide, absorb, accept, bide, brook, countenance, endure, go, hack, handle, meet, pocket, stand, stick out, stomach, support, sustain, sweat out, take, tolerate, wearRELATED WORDS:
allow, permit, suffer, swallow; reconcile (to); acquiesce, agree (with to), assent (to), capitulate, consent (to), respect, submit (to), yield (to)NEAR ANTONYMS:
decline, dismiss, refuse, reject, repudiate, spurn, turn down; combat, contest, fight, oppose, resist; avoid, bypass, circumvent, dodge, elude, escape, evade, miss; abstain (from), forbear, refrain (from)6.
to be in charge of
SYNONYMS:
captain, handle, head, overlook, oversee, quarterback, superintend, superviseRELATED WORDS:
administer, command, control, direct, guide, manage, order, run, shepherd, show, steer; monitor, preside (over); govern, reign, rule