Handle
Definition of Handle
Han´dle Pronunciation: hăn´d'l | v. t. | 1. | To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand. | | 2. | To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to manage skillfully. | | 3. | To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of, with the hands. | | 4. | 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. | | 5. | To deal with; to make a business of.They that handle the law knew me not. - Jer. ii. 8. | | 6. | To treat; to use, well or ill. | | 7. | To manage; to control; to practice skill upon.You shall see how I will handle her. - Shak. | | 8. | To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a theme, an argument, or an objection.| To handle without gloves | | See under Glove. |
| | v. i. | 1. | To use the hands.They have hands, but they handle not. - Ps. cxv. 7. | | n. | 1. | 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. | That of which use is made; the instrument for effecting a purpose; a tool. |
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