Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - handle
Handle
handle
n. & v. --n. 1 the part by which a thing is held, carried, or controlled. 2 a fact that may be taken advantage of (gave a handle to his critics). 3 colloq. a personal title. 4 the feel of goods, esp. textiles, when handled. --v.tr. 1 touch, feel, operate, or move with the hands. 2 manage or deal with; treat in a particular or correct way (knows how to handle people; unable to handle the situation). 3 deal in (goods). 4 discuss or write about (a subject). Phrases and idioms get a handle on colloq. understand the basis of or reason for a situation, circumstance, etc. Derivatives handleable adj. handleability n. handled adj. (also in comb.). Etymology: OE handle, handlian (as HAND)
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English handel, from Old English ~; akin to Old English hand Date: before 12th century a part that is designed especially to be grasped by the hand, something that resembles a ~, 3. title 8, name, hand 11c, the total amount of money bet on a race, game, or event, a means of understanding or controlling , ~d adjective ~less adjective II. verb (~d; handling) Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to try or examine (as by touching, feeling, or moving) with the hand , to manage with the hands , 2. to deal with in writing or speaking or in the plastic arts, to have overall responsibility for supervising or directing ; manage , to train and act as second for (a boxer), to put up with ; stand , to act on or perform a required function with regard to , to engage in the buying, selling, or distributing of (a commodity), intransitive verb to act, behave, or respond in a certain way when ~d or directed , ~able adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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