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1. handle
verb. ['ˈhændəl'] be in charge of, act on, or dispose of.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- handel (Middle English (1100-1500))
- handlen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- handlian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with Handle
- vanhandel
- scandal
- krandall
- crandell
- crandall
- brandle
- brandl
- brandel
- yandle
- yandell
- vandal
- sandal
- randol
- randle
- randel
- randall
- randal
- mandle
- mandl
- mandell
- mandel
- kandel
- handel
- fandel
- candle
- bandel
- andel
- andal
How do you pronounce handle?
Pronounce handle as ˈhændəl.
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Sentences with handle
1. Noun, singular or mass
Add 6 inches of gravel with a shovel around the post and tamp it down with the shovel handle.
2. Adjective
Sometimes the internals can leak, making the handle leak and drip around the outside casing.
3. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
You should also wash your hands after you handle raw eggs or meat.
4. Verb, base form
Even a diminutive living room can handle** a jolt of pink.
Quotes about handle
1. I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.
- Marilyn Monroe
2. The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way.
- Robert Kiyosaki
3. I know God won't give me anything I can't handle. I just wish he didn't trust me so much.
- Anonymous
2. handle-bars
noun. a large bushy moustache (with hair growing sometimes down the sides of the mouth).
Synonyms
4. handle
verb. ['ˈhændəl'] interact in a certain way.
Synonyms
- cocker
- mistreat
- abuse
- mock
- skimp over
- indulge
- ignore
- interact
- gloss over
- step
- address
- slur over
- cover
- criminalize
- do by
- brutalise
- ill-use
- deal
- pamper
- wrong
- treat
- bemock
- ride roughshod
- skate over
- ill-treat
- brutalize
- nurse
- snub
- coddle
- spoil
- strong-arm
- run roughshod
- smooth over
- cut
- rough-house
- cosset
- handle with kid gloves
- maltreat
- upstage
- plow
- baby
- mollycoddle
- disregard
- featherbed
Antonyms
Etymology
- handel (Middle English (1100-1500))
- handlen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- handlian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. handle
noun. ['ˈhændəl'] the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it.
Synonyms
- ladle
- stock
- racket
- aspergill
- handgrip
- briefcase
- knob
- cutlery
- frypan
- spatula
- appendage
- gunstock
- cheese cutter
- frying pan
- ax handle
- broom handle
- aspersorium
- skillet
- saddlebow
- luggage
- handlebar
- handset
- racquet
- handbarrow
- stem
- broomstick
- teacup
- mop handle
- watering pot
- hold
- rake handle
- lumber
- bat
- hand tool
- brush
- crop
- hoe handle
- edge tool
- baseball bat
- hilt
- grip
- umbrella
- watering can
- pommel
- spigot
- cricket bat
- axe handle
- saucepan
- baggage
- handcart
- French telephone
- rug beater
- coffeepot
- carrycot
- cart
- carpet beater
- eating utensil
- faucet
- mug
- pushcart
- panhandle
- haft
- go-cart
- helve
- shank
Antonyms
Etymology
- handel (Middle English (1100-1500))
- handlen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- handlian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. handle
verb. ['ˈhændəl'] act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- handel (Middle English (1100-1500))
- handlen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- handlian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. handle
verb. ['ˈhændəl'] touch, lift, or hold with the hands.
Antonyms
Etymology
- handel (Middle English (1100-1500))
- handlen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- handlian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. handle
verb. ['ˈhændəl'] handle effectively.
Etymology
- handel (Middle English (1100-1500))
- handlen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- handlian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))