亚洲网紅露点

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handle

[ han-dl ]

noun

  1. a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
  2. that which may be held, seized, grasped, or taken advantage of in effecting a purpose:

    The clue was a handle for solving the mystery.

  3. Slang.
    1. a person's name, especially the given name.
    2. a person's alias, nickname, or code name.
    3. a username, as on a social media website:

      What's your Twitter handle?

    4. a name or term by which something is known, described, or explained.
  4. the total amount wagered on an event, series of events, or for an entire season or seasons, as at a gambling casino or in horse racing:

    The track handle for the day was over a million dollars.

  5. the total amount of money taken in by a business concern on one transaction, sale, event, or series of transactions, or during a specific period, especially by a theater, nightclub, sports arena, resort hotel, or the like.
  6. Informal. a way of getting ahead or gaining an advantage:

    The manufacturer regards the new appliance as its handle on the Christmas market.



verb (used with object)

handled, handling.
  1. to touch, pick up, carry, or feel with the hand or hands; use the hands on; take hold of.
  2. to manage, deal with, or be responsible for:

    My wife handles the household accounts.

    This computer handles all our billing.

  3. to use or employ, especially in a particular manner; manipulate:

    to handle color expertly in painting.

  4. to manage, direct, train, or control:

    to handle troops.

  5. to deal with (a subject, theme, argument, etc.):

    The poem handled the problem of instinct versus intellect.

  6. to deal with or treat in a particular way:

    to handle a person with tact.

  7. to deal or trade in:

    to handle dry goods.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

verb (used without object)

handled, handling.
  1. to behave or perform in a particular way when handled, directed, managed, etc.:

    The troops handled well.

    The jet was handling poorly.

handle

/ 藞丑忙苍诲蓹濒 /

noun

  1. the part of a utensil, drawer, etc, designed to be held in order to move, use, or pick up the object
  2. a glass beer mug with a handle
  3. slang.
    a person's name or title
  4. a CB radio slang name for call sign
  5. an opportunity, reason, or excuse for doing something

    his background served as a handle for their mockery

  6. the quality, as of textiles, perceived by touching or feeling
  7. the total amount of a bet on a horse race or similar event
  8. fly off the handle informal.
    to become suddenly extremely angry
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to pick up and hold, move, or touch with the hands
  2. to operate or employ using the hands

    the boy handled the reins well

  3. to have power or control over

    my wife handles my investments

  4. to manage successfully

    a secretary must be able to handle clients

  5. to discuss (a theme, subject, etc)
  6. to deal with or treat in a specified way

    I was handled with great tact

  7. to trade or deal in (specified merchandise)
  8. intr to react or respond in a specified way to operation or control

    the car handles well on bends

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞丑补苍诲濒别补产濒别, adjective
  • 藞丑补苍诲濒别诲, adjective
  • 藞丑补苍诲濒别濒别蝉蝉, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 丑补苍顎僤濒别路补路产濒别 adjective
  • 丑补苍顎卍濒别路补路产颈濒顎僫路迟测 noun
  • 丑补苍顎僤濒别路濒别蝉蝉 adjective
  • 辞顎卾别谤路丑补苍顎僤濒别 verb (used with object) overhandled overhandling
  • 辫谤别路丑补苍顎僤濒别 verb (used with object) prehandled prehandling
  • 谤别路丑补苍顎僤濒别 verb (used with object) rehandled rehandling
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of handle1

First recorded before 900; (noun) Middle English handel, Old English hand(e)le, derivative of hand none; (verb) Middle English handelen, Old English handlian (cognate with German handlen, Old Norse 丑谦苍诲濒补 鈥渢o seize鈥), derivative of the noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of handle1

Old English; related to Old Saxon handlon (vb), Old High German hantilla towel
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. fly off the handle, Informal. to become very agitated or angry, especially without warning or adequate reason:

    I can't imagine why he flew off the handle like that.

  2. get / have a handle on, to acquire an understanding or knowledge of:

    Can you get a handle on what your new boss expects?

More idioms and phrases containing handle

  • fly off the handle
  • get a fix (handle) on
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Example Sentences

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That figure does not include about 50 management-level prosecutors, who rarely handle trials or filing decisions.

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The Welsh government said the work would reduce journey times to ports such as Milford Haven, Wales' busiest for freight which handles about 40 million tonnes per year, as well as Fishguard and Pembroke Dock.

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Falling Forward Films has handled theatrical distribution, while Ascending Media Group is responsible for the video-on-demand runs.

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鈥淗e had a helluva campaign for a rookie coach. I thought he handled it extremely well.鈥

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Mahmood told the committee the Supreme Court had "handled things very sensitively".

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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