Dictionary Entry
handle
handle is a 6-letter English word with 18 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 18 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.
- 2transitive verb
To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to manage skillfully.
- 3transitive verb
To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of, with the hands.
- 4transitive verb
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.
- 5transitive verb
To deal with; to make a business of.
- 6transitive verb
To treat; to use, well or ill.
- 7transitive verb
To manage; to control; to practice skill upon.
- 8transitive verb
To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a theme, an argument, or an objection.
- 9intransitive verb
To use the hands.
- 10noun
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.
- 11noun
That of which use is made; the instrument for effecting a purpose; a tool.
- 12noun
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"
- 13verb
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
"This book deals with incest"
"The course covered all of Western Civilization"
- 14verb
touch, lift, or hold with the hands
"Don't handle the merchandise"
Synonyms
- 15verb
handle effectively
"The burglar wielded an axe"
"The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well"
- 16verb
show and train
"The prize-winning poodle was handled by Mrs. Priscilla Prescott"
- 17verb
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
"I can deal with this crew of workers"
"This blender can't handle nuts"
- 18verb
interact in a certain way
"Do right by her"
"Treat him with caution, please"
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