handle

(hănˈdl)

1. To touch, lift, or hold with the hands.
2. To operate with the hands; manipulate.
3. To deal with or have responsibility for; conduct: handles matters of corporate law.
4. To cope with or dispose of: handles problems efficiently.
5. a. To direct, execute, or dispose of: handle an investment.
   b. To manage, administer to, or represent: handle a boxer.
6. To deal or trade in the purchase or sale of: a branch office that handles grain exports.

1. A part that is designed to be held or operated with the hand.
2. An opportunity or a means for achieving a purpose.
3. Understanding or control: has a handle on the situation.
4. Slang A person's name.
5. Games The total amount of money bet on an event or over a set period of time.

Related Forms:

• hanˈdle·less adjective