handle

1. v. t. To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand. Source: opted

2. v. t. To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to manage skillfully. Source: opted

3. v. t. To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of, with the hands. Source: opted

4. v. t. 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. Source: opted

5. v. t. To deal with; to make a business of. Source: opted

6. v. t. To treat; to use, well or ill. Source: opted

7. v. t. To manage; to control; to practice skill upon. Source: opted

8. v. t. To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a theme, an argument, or an objection. Source: opted

9. v. i. To use the hands. Source: opted

10. n. 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. Source: opted

11. n. That of which use is made; the instrument for effecting a purpose; a tool. Source: opted

12. n. the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it Source: wordnet

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