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- [han-dl]
- /ˈhæn dl/
- /ˈhændl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [han-dl]
- /ˈhæn dl/
Definitions of handle word
- noun handle a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand. 1
- noun handle that which may be held, seized, grasped, or taken advantage of in effecting a purpose: The clue was a handle for solving the mystery. 1
- noun handle Slang. a person's name, especially the given name. a person's alias, nickname, or code name. a username, as on a social media website: What's your Twitter handle? a name or term by which something is known, described, or explained. 1
- noun handle 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. 1
- noun handle 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. 1
- noun handle hand (def 27). 1
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Origin of handle
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English handel, Old English hand(e)le, derivative of hand; (verb) Middle English handelen, Old English handlian (cognate with German handlen, Old Norse hǫndla to seize), derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Handle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
handle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
handle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for handle
noun handle
- knob — a projecting part, usually rounded, forming the handle of a door, drawer, or the like.
- shaft — a long pole forming the body of various weapons, as lances, halberds, or arrows.
- stem — science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, considered as a group of academic or career fields (often used attributively): degree programs in STEM disciplines; teaching STEM in high school.
- holder — something that holds or secures: a pencil holder.
- ear — the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
verb handle
- try — to attempt to do or accomplish: Try it before you say it's simple.
- test — Zoology. the hard, protective shell or covering of certain invertebrates, as echinoderms or tunicates.
- check — Check is also a noun.
- fondle — to handle or touch lovingly, affectionately, or tenderly; caress: to fondle a precious object; to fondle a child.
- poke — to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs.
Antonyms for handle
verb handle
- manhandle — to handle roughly.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- misuse — wrong or improper use; misapplication.
- leave alone — separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
- mismanage — Manage (something) badly or wrongly.
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