handle
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[edit] Etymology
From Middle English handlen, Old English handian; akin to Dutch handelen (“‘to trade’”), German handeln. See hand
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[edit] Noun
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handle (plural handles)
- A part of an object 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.
- That of which use is made; an instrument for effecting a purpose; a tool.
- (gambling) The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.
- The daily handle of a Las Vegas casino is typically millions of dollars.
- (topology) A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional balls.
- (slang) A nickname or pseudonym.
- (Australian, New Zealand) A 10 fl oz (285 ml) glass of beer in the Northern Territory. See also pot, middy for other regional variations.
- (computing) A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.
- This article describes how to find the module name from the window handle.
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part of an object which is held in the hand when used or moved
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topological space
10 fl oz glass of beer
[edit] Verb
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to handle (third-person singular simple present handles, present participle handling, simple past and past participle handled)
- (intransitive) To use the hands.
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- They have hands, but they handle not - Psalm 115:7
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- To touch; to feel with the hand.
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- Handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh - Luke 24:39
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- To use or hold with the hand.
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- About his altar, handling holy things - John Milton
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- To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to manage skillfully.
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- That fellow handles his bow like a crowkeeper - Shakespeare, King Lear, IV-vi
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- To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of, with the hands.
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- The hardness of the winters forces the breeders to house and handle their colts six months every year - Sir W. Temple
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- 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
- To deal with; to make a business of.
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- They that handle the law knew me not - Jeremiah, 2:8
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- To treat; to use, well or ill.
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- How wert thou handled being prisoner - Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part I, I-iv
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- To manage; to control; to practice skill upon.
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- You shall see how I'll handle her - Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, V-i
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- To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a theme, an argument, or an objection.
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- We will handle what persons are apt to envy others - Francis Bacon
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- to handle without gloves: (colloquial) See under glove
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to feel with the hand
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to use or hold with the hand
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to manage skillfully
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to take care of, with the hands
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to receive and transfer
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to deal with; to make a business of
to manage; to control; to practice skill upon
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[edit] Danish
[edit] Etymology
From Old Norse handla, hǫndla, from hǫnd (“‘hand’”). In the sense trade influenced by from Middle Low German handelen and German handeln.
[edit] Verb
handle (imperative handl, infinitive at handle, present tense handler, past tense handlede, past participle har handlet)
