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H0044200 (hăn′dl)v. han·dled, han·dling, han·dles v.tr.1. To touch, lift, or hold with the hands: You should wash your hands before you handle food.2. To operate with the hands; manipulate: can handle a jigsaw. 3. To deal with or have responsibility for; conduct: handles matters of corporate law.4. To cope with or dispose of: handles problems efficiently.5. a. To direct, execute, or dispose of: handle an investment.b. To manage, administer to, or represent: handle a boxer.6. To deal or trade in the purchase or sale of: a branch office that handles grain exports.v.intr. To act or function in a given way while in operation: a car that handles well in the snow.n.1. A part that is designed to be held or operated with the hand: the handle of a suitcase; the handle of a faucet.2. A means of understanding or control: has a handle on the situation.3. a. Slang A person's name.b. An alternate name or nickname, especially one chosen for self-identification on online forums or citizens band radio.4. Games The total amount of money bet on an event or over a set period of time.Idiom: handle (oneself)1. To conduct oneself in a specified manner: handled herself well in the interview.2. To be able to defend oneself or fend for oneself: Don't worry about me. I can handle myself.

[Middle English handelen, from Old English handlian.]

han′dle·less adj.Synonyms: handle, manipulate, wield, ply²
These verbs mean to use or operate with or as if with the hands. Handle applies widely and suggests competence: We need workers who know how to handle power tools. The therapist handled every problem with sensitivity.
Manipulate connotes skillful or artful control: Some jets are controlled by manipulating a joystick.
When manipulate refers to people or personal affairs, it often implies deviousness or fraud in gaining an end: I realized I'd been manipulated into helping them.
Wield implies freedom, skill, ease, and effectiveness in handling physical or figurative implements: The cane cutters moved through the field, wielding their machetes. The mayor's speechwriter wields a persuasive pen.
It also connotes effectiveness in the exercise of intangibles such as authority or influence: The dictator wielded enormous power.
Ply suggests industry and persistence: The rower plied his oars in a steady rhythm.
The term also applies to the regular and diligent engagement in a task or pursuit: She plies the banker's trade with great success. See Also Synonyms at touch.

handle

(ˈhændəl) n1. the part of a utensil, drawer, etc, designed to be held in order to move, use, or pick up the object2. NZ a glass beer mug with a handle3. slang a person's name or title4. (Broadcasting) a CB radio slang name for call sign5. an opportunity, reason, or excuse for doing something: his background served as a handle for their mockery. 6. (Textiles) the quality, as of textiles, perceived by touching or feeling7. (Horse Racing) the total amount of a bet on a horse race or similar event8. fly off the handle informal to become suddenly extremely angryvb (mainly tr) 9. to pick up and hold, move, or touch with the hands10. to operate or employ using the hands: the boy handled the reins well. 11. to have power or control over: my wife handles my investments. 12. to manage successfully: a secretary must be able to handle clients. 13. to discuss (a theme, subject, etc)14. to deal with or treat in a specified way: I was handled with great tact. 15. (Commerce) to trade or deal in (specified merchandise)16. (intr) to react or respond in a specified way to operation or control: the car handles well on bends. [Old English; related to Old Saxon handlon (vb), Old High German hantilla towel] ˈhandleable adj ˈhandled adj ˈhandleless adj

han•dle

(ˈhæn dl)

n., v. -dled, -dling. n. 1. a part of a thing made to be grasped or held by the hand. 2. anything serving as or resembling a handle. 3. Slang. a person's name. 4. the total amount bet on an event or game. 5. hand (def. 23). v.t. 6. to touch, pick up, carry, or feel with the hand or hands; use the hands on. 7. to manage, deal with, or be responsible for: This computer handles our billing. 8. to use or employ, esp. in a particular manner; manipulate: to handle color expertly in painting. 9. to manage, direct, train, or control: to handle troops. 10. to deal with (a subject, theme, etc.). 11. to deal with or treat in a particular way: to handle a person with tact. 12. to deal or trade in. v.i. 13. to behave or perform in a particular way when handled. The jet was handling poorly. Idioms: get or have a handle on, to acquire or possess a usable understanding of. [before 900; (n.) Middle English handel, Old English hand(e)le; (v.) Middle English handelen, Old English handlian, c. Old High German hantalōn to seize. See hand, -le] han′dle•a•ble, adj.

handle

Past participle: handled
Gerund: handling

Imperative
handle
handle

Present
I handle
you handle
he/she/it handles
we handle
you handle
they handle

Preterite
I handled
you handled
he/she/it handled
we handled
you handled
they handled

Present Continuous
I am handling
you are handling
he/she/it is handling
we are handling
you are handling
they are handling

Present Perfect
I have handled
you have handled
he/she/it has handled
we have handled
you have handled
they have handled

Past Continuous
I was handling
you were handling
he/she/it was handling
we were handling
you were handling
they were handling

Past Perfect
I had handled
you had handled
he/she/it had handled
we had handled
you had handled
they had handled

Future
I will handle
you will handle
he/she/it will handle
we will handle
you will handle
they will handle

Future Perfect
I will have handled
you will have handled
he/she/it will have handled
we will have handled
you will have handled
they will have handled

Future Continuous
I will be handling
you will be handling
he/she/it will be handling
we will be handling
you will be handling
they will be handling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been handling
you have been handling
he/she/it has been handling
we have been handling
you have been handling
they have been handling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been handling
you will have been handling
he/she/it will have been handling
we will have been handling
you will have been handling
they will have been handling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been handling
you had been handling
he/she/it had been handling
we had been handling
you had been handling
they had been handling

Conditional
I would handle
you would handle
he/she/it would handle
we would handle
you would handle
they would handle

Past Conditional
I would have handled
you would have handled
he/she/it would have handled
we would have handled
you would have handled
they would have handled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	handle - 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"handgrip, grip, holdappendage - a part that is joined to something largeraspergill, aspersorium - a short-handled device with a globe containing a sponge; used for sprinkling holy waterax handle, axe handle - the handle of an axbaggage, luggage - cases used to carry belongings when travelingbaseball bat, lumber - an implement used in baseball by the batterbriefcase - a case with a handle; for carrying papers or files or booksbroom handle, broomstick - the handle of a broombrush - an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handlecarpet beater, rug beater - implement for beating dust out of carpetscarrycot - box-shaped baby bed with handles (for a baby to sleep in while being carried)cheese cutter - a kitchen utensil (board or handle) with a wire for cutting cheesecoffee cup - a cup from which coffee is drunkcoffeepot - tall pot in which coffee is brewedcricket bat, bat - the club used in playing cricket; "a cricket bat has a narrow handle and a broad flat end for hitting"crop - the stock or handle of a whipeating utensil, cutlery - tableware implements for cutting and eating foodedge tool - any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)faucet, spigot - a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoirfrying pan, frypan, skillet - a pan used for frying foodshaft, helve - the handle of a weapon or toolhandbarrow - a rectangular frame with handles at both ends; carried by two peoplehandcart, pushcart, cart, go-cart - wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels; "he used a handcart to carry the rocks away"; "their pushcart was piled high with groceries"handlebar - the shaped bar used to steer a bicycleFrench telephone, handset - telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handlehand tool - a tool used with workers' handshilt - the handle of a sword or daggerhoe handle - the handle of a hoeknob - a round handleladle - a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to anothermop handle - the handle of a mopmug - with handle and usually cylindricalpanhandle - the handle of a pansaddlebow, pommel - handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddlepommel - a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horseracquet, racket - a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various gamesrake handle - the handle of a rakesaucepan - a deep pan with a handle; used for stewing or boilingshank, stem - cylinder forming a long narrow part of somethingspatula - a turner with a narrow flexible bladestock - the handle end of some implements or tools; "he grabbed the cue by the stock"gunstock, stock - the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun; "the rifle had been fitted with a special stock"teacup - a cup from which tea is drunkumbrella - a lightweight handheld collapsible canopywatering can, watering pot - a container with a handle and a spout with a perforated nozzle; used to sprinkle water over plants
Verb	1.	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"manage, care, dealadminister, administrate - work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of; "administer a program"; "she administers the funds"organize, organise - cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or ideawork - cause to operate or function; "This pilot works the controls"; "Can you work an electric drill?"come to grips, get to grips - deal with (a problem or a subject); "I still have not come to grips with the death of my parents"dispose of - deal with or settle; "He disposed of these cases quickly"take care, mind - be in charge of or deal with; "She takes care of all the necessary arrangements"coordinate - bring into common action, movement, or condition; "coordinate the painters, masons, and plumbers"; "coordinate his actions with that of his colleagues"; "coordinate our efforts"juggle - deal with simultaneously; "She had to juggle her job and her children"process - deal with in a routine way; "I'll handle that one"; "process a loan"; "process the applicants"mismanage, misconduct, mishandle - manage badly or incompetently; "The funds were mismanaged"direct - be in charge ofcontrol, command - exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"carry on, conduct, deal - direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"touch - deal with; usually used with a form of negation; "I wouldn't touch her with a ten-foot pole"; "The local Mafia won't touch gambling"
	2.	handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"do by, treattreat - regard or consider in a specific way; "I treated his advances as a joke"bemock, mock - treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles"deal, plow, handle, treat, cover, 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"disregard, ignore, snub, cut - refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting"interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues"wrong - treat unjustly; do wrong tohandle with kid gloves - handle with great care and sensitivity; "You have to handle the students with kid gloves"criminalize - treat as a criminalnurse - treat carefully; "He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon"; "He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly"strong-arm - handle roughly; "He was strong-armed by the policemen"ride roughshod, run roughshod - treat inconsiderately or harshlyupstage - treat snobbishly, put in one's placerough-house - treat in a rough or boisterous mannerbrutalise, brutalize - treat brutallydo well by - treat with respect and consideration; "children should do well by their parents"gloss over, skate over, skimp over, slur over, smooth over - treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properlyabuse, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, mistreat, step - treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil, indulge - treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
	3.	handle - 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"deal, plow, treat, cover, addressbroach, initiate - bring up a topic for discussiontheologise, theologize - treat from a theological viewpoint or render theological in characterdiscourse, discuss, talk about - to consider or examine in speech or writing; "The author talks about the different aspects of this question"; "The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'"do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover - include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group"
	4.	handle - touch, lift, or hold with the hands; "Don't handle the merchandise"palmfield - catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or crickettouch - make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"fumble - handle clumsilymanipulate - hold something in one's hands and move itmanhandle - handle roughly; "I was manhandled by the police"
	5.	handle - handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well"wield, managemanipulate - hold something in one's hands and move itply - wield vigorously; "ply an axe"pump - operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal; "pump the gas pedal"swing out, swing, sweep - make a big sweeping gesture or movement
	6.	handle - show and train; "The prize-winning poodle was handled by Mrs. Priscilla Prescott"keep in line, control, manipulate - control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line"

handle

noun1. grip, knob, hilt, haft, stock, handgrip, helve The handle of a cricket bat protruded from under his arm.verb1. manage, deal with, tackle, cope with I don't know if I can handle the job.2. deal with, manage, take care of, administer, conduct, supervise She handled travel arrangements for the press corps.3. control, manage, direct, operate, guide, use, steer, manipulate, manoeuvre, wield One report said the aircraft would become difficult to handle.4. hold, feel, touch, pick up, finger, grasp, poke, paw (informal), maul, fondle Be careful when handling young animals.5. deal in, market, sell, trade in, carry, stock, traffic in Japanese dealers won't handle US cars.6. discuss, report, treat, review, tackle, examine, discourse on I think we should handle the story very sensitively.fly off the handle (Informal) lose your temper, explode, lose it (informal), lose the plot (informal), let fly (informal), go ballistic (slang, chiefly U.S.), fly into a rage, have a tantrum, wig out (slang), lose your cool (slang), blow your top, flip your lid (slang), hit or go through the roof (informal) He flew off the handle at the slightest thing.

handle

verb1. To bring the hands or fingers, for example, into contact with so as to give or receive a physical sensation:feel, finger, palpate, touch.2. To use with or as if with the hands:manipulate, ply, wield.3. To behave in a specified way toward:deal with, treat.4. To offer for sale:deal (in), market, merchandise, merchant, peddle, retail, sell, trade (in), vend.nounSlang. The word or words by which one is called and identified:appellation, appellative, cognomen, denomination, designation, epithet, name, nickname, style, tag, title.Slang: moniker.

Translations

处理把手管理触摸对待

handle

(ˈhӕndl) noun 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.把手 verb1. to touch or hold with the hand. Please wash your hands before handling food.触摸2. to control, manage or deal with. He'll never make a good teacher – he doesn't know how to handle children. 管理，应付 3. to buy or sell; to deal in. I'm afraid we do not handle such goods in this shop.买卖4. to treat in a particular way. Never handle animals roughly. 对待，处理 -handleda long-handled knife.柄ˈhandler noun a person who trains and controls an animal (especially a dog). a police dog and its handler.驯兽者ˈhandlebars noun plural the bar at the front of a bicycle etc which is held by the rider and by which the bicycle etc is steered. The cyclist was thrown over the handlebars when the bike crashed. （自行车）把手

handle

→ 处理zhCN, 手柄zhCN, 把手zhCN

The handle has come off → 手柄掉了
The door handle has come off → 门把手掉了

handle

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Synonyms for handle

noun grip

Synonyms

grip
knob
hilt
haft
stock
handgrip
helve

verb manage

Synonyms

manage
deal with
tackle
cope with

verb deal with

Synonyms

deal with
manage
take care of
administer
conduct
supervise

verb control

Synonyms

control
manage
direct
operate
guide
use
steer
manipulate
manoeuvre
wield

verb hold

Synonyms

hold
feel
touch
pick up
finger
grasp
poke
paw
maul
fondle

verb deal in

Synonyms

deal in
market
sell
trade in
carry
stock
traffic in

verb discuss

Synonyms

discuss
report
treat
review
tackle
examine
discourse on

phrase fly off the handle

Synonyms

lose your temper
explode
lose it
lose the plot
let fly
go ballistic
fly into a rage
have a tantrum
wig out
lose your cool
blow your top
flip your lid
hit or go through the roof

Synonyms for handle

verb to bring the hands or fingers, for example, into contact with so as to give or receive a physical sensation

Synonyms

feel
finger
palpate
touch

verb to use with or as if with the hands

Synonyms

manipulate
ply
wield

verb to behave in a specified way toward

Synonyms

deal with
treat

verb to offer for sale

Synonyms

deal
market
merchandise
merchant
peddle
retail
sell
trade
vend

noun the word or words by which one is called and identified

Synonyms

appellation
appellative
cognomen
denomination
designation
epithet
name
nickname
style
tag
title
moniker

Synonyms for handle

noun the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it

Synonyms

handgrip
grip
hold

Related Words

appendage
aspergill
aspersorium
ax handle
axe handle
baggage
luggage
baseball bat
lumber
briefcase
broom handle
broomstick
brush
carpet beater
rug beater
carrycot
cheese cutter
coffee cup
coffeepot
cricket bat
bat
crop
eating utensil
cutlery
edge tool
faucet
spigot
frying pan
frypan
skillet
haft
helve
handbarrow
handcart
pushcart
cart
go-cart
handlebar
French telephone
handset
hand tool
hilt
hoe handle
knob
ladle
mop handle
mug
panhandle
saddlebow
pommel
racquet
racket
rake handle
saucepan
shank
stem
spatula
stock
gunstock
teacup
umbrella
watering can
watering pot

verb be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

Synonyms

manage
care
deal

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administer
administrate
organize
organise
work
come to grips
get to grips
dispose of
take care
mind
coordinate
juggle
process
mismanage
misconduct
mishandle
direct
control
command
carry on
conduct
deal
touch

verb interact in a certain way

Synonyms

do by
treat

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treat
bemock
mock
deal
plow
handle
cover
address
disregard
ignore
snub
cut
interact
wrong
handle with kid gloves
criminalize
nurse
strong-arm
ride roughshod
run roughshod
upstage
rough-house
brutalise
brutalize
do well by
gloss over
skate over
skimp over
slur over
smooth over
abuse
ill-treat
ill-use
maltreat
mistreat
step
baby
cocker
coddle
cosset
featherbed
mollycoddle
pamper
spoil
indulge

verb act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

Synonyms

deal
plow
treat
cover
address

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broach
initiate
theologise
theologize
discourse
discuss
talk about
do by
treat
handle
embrace
encompass
comprehend
cover

verb touch, lift, or hold with the hands

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palm

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field
touch
fumble
manipulate
manhandle

verb handle effectively

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wield
manage

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manipulate
ply
pump
swing out
swing
sweep

verb show and train

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keep in line
control
manipulate

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noun grip

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verb manage

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verb deal with

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verb control

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verb hold

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verb deal in

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verb discuss

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phrase fly off the handle

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verb to bring the hands or fingers, for example, into contact with so as to give or receive a physical sensation

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verb to use with or as if with the hands

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verb to behave in a specified way toward

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verb to offer for sale

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noun the word or words by which one is called and identified

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noun the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it

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verb be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

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verb interact in a certain way

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verb act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

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verb touch, lift, or hold with the hands

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verb handle effectively

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verb show and train

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