handle

The definition of a handle is a part of something used for holding it.

(noun)

An example of a handle is the part of the suitcase that one holds.

Handle is defined as to hold or deal with something.

(verb)

See handle in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

that part of a utensil, tool, etc. which is to be held, turned, lifted, pulled, etc. with the hand
a thing like a handle in appearance or use
the total amount of money bet over a specified period of time, as at a racetrack
☆ Informal a person's name, nickname, or title

Origin: ME handil < OE handle (akin to Du handel) < hand, hand

transitive verb handled, handling

to touch, lift, etc. with the hand or hands
to manage, operate, or use with the hand or hands; manipulate
to manage, control, direct, train, etc.
1. to deal with or treat in a particular way: to handle a problem tactfully
2. to deal with successfully or appropriately
3. Informal to come to terms with psychologically: he can't handle it
☆ to sell or deal in (a certain commodity)
to behave toward; treat

Origin: ME handlien < OE handlian

intransitive verb

to respond or submit to control: the car handles well

See handle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb han·dled, han·dling, han·dles

verb, transitive

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