English > handle: 7 senses > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | The appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it. |
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| Example | "he grabbed the hammer by the handle" |
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| Synonyms | grip, handgrip, hold |
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| Part of | aspergill, aspersorium | A short-handled device with a globe containing a sponge |
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| baggage, luggage | cases used to carry belongings when traveling |
| baseball bat, lumber | An implement used in baseball by the batter |
| briefcase | A case with a handle |
| brush | An implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle |
| carpet beater, rug beater | implement for beating dust out of carpets |
| carrycot | 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 cheese |
| coffee cup | A cup from which coffee is drunk |
| coffeepot | tall pot in which coffee is brewed |
| cricket bat, bat | The club used in playing cricket |
| cutlery, eating utensil | tableware implements for cutting and eating food |
| edge tool | Any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane / plane or gouge) |
| faucet, spigot | A regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid / liquid from a reservoir |
| frying pan, frypan, skillet | A pan used for frying foods |
| hand tool | A tool used with workers' hands |
| handbarrow | A rectangular frame with handles at both ends |
| handcart, pushcart, cart, go-cart | wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person |
| handlebar | The shaped bar used to steer a bicycle |
| handset, French telephone | telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle |
| ladle | A spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle |
| mug | With handle and usually cylindrical |
| racket, racquet | 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 games / games |
| saucepan | A deep pan with a handle |
| spatula | A turner with a narrow flexible blade |
| teacup | A cup from which tea is drunk |
| umbrella | A lightweight handheld collapsible canopy |
| watering can, watering pot | A container with a handle and a spout with a perforated nozzle |
| Parts | shank, stem | cylinder forming a long narrow part of something |
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| Narrower | ax handle, axe handle | The handle of an ax |
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| broomstick, broom handle | The handle of a broom |
| crop | The stock or handle of a whip |
| haft, helve | The handle of a weapon or tool |
| hilt | The handle of a sword or dagger |
| hoe handle | The handle of a hoe |
| knob | A round handle |
| mop handle | The handle of a mop |
| panhandle | The handle of a pan |
| pommel, saddlebow | handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle |
| pommel | A handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse |
| rake handle | The handle of a rake |
| stock | The handle end of some implements or tools |
| stock, gunstock | 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 |
| Broader | appendage | A part that is joined to something larger |
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| Spanish | agarradera, asa, asidero, asimiento, cogedero, empuñadura, manejar, mango, manija, manilla, tirador, tomadero |
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| Catalan | aferrador, aferrall, agafador, agafall, ansa, mànec, maneta, nansa, tirador |
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| Adjectives | short-handled | having a short handle |
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| Verbs | handle | touch, lift, or hold with the hands |
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English > handle: 7 senses > verb 1, social| Meaning | Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
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| Example | "This blender can't handle nuts" |
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| Synonyms | manage, deal, care |
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| Narrower | administer, administrate | Work in an administrative capacity |
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| come to grips, get to grips | Deal with (a problem or a subject / subject) |
| conduct, carry on, deal | direct the course of |
| coordinate | Bring into common action, movement, or condition |
| direct | Be in charge of |
| dispose of | Deal with or settle |
| juggle | Deal with simultaneously |
| mismanage, mishandle, misconduct | manage badly or incompetently |
| organize, organise | Cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea |
| process | Deal with in a routine way |
| take care, mind | Be in charge of or deal with |
| touch | Deal with |
| work | Cause to operate or function |
| Broader | control, command | Exercise authoritative control or power over |
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| Spanish | abordar, administrar, encarar, gestionar, guiar, manejar, ocuparse, ocupar, regentar, tramitar, tratar |
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| Catalan | abordar, emprar, encarar, gestionar, manejar, ocupar, regentar, tractar, tramitar |
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| Nouns | handler | an agent who handles something or someone |
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| handling | the management of someone or something |
English > handle: 7 senses > verb 2, social| Meaning | interact in a certain way. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
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| Example | "Handle the press reporters gently" |
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| Synonyms | treat, do by |
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| Narrower | brutalize, brutalise | treat brutally |
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| criminalize | treat as a criminal |
| do well by | Treat with respect and consideration |
| gloss over, skate over, smooth over, slur over, skimp over | treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly |
| handle with kid gloves | handle with great care and sensitivity |
| ignore, disregard, snub, cut | refuse to acknowledge |
| mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treat | treat badly |
| mock, bemock | treat with contempt |
| nurse | treat carefully |
| pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge | treat with excessive indulgence |
| ride roughshod, run roughshod | treat inconsiderately or harshly |
| rough-house | treat in a rough or boisterous manner |
| strong-arm | Handle roughly |
| upstage | treat snobbishly, put in one's place |
| wrong | treat unjustly |
| Broader | interact | Act together or towards others or with others |
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| Similar to | cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address | Act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression |
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| treat | Regard or consider in a specific way |
| Spanish | tratar |
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| Catalan | fer-se, tractar |
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