Handle
/ˈhændl/verb
To touch, hold, or move something using your hands.
Handle the glass jar carefully so it doesn't break.
Often appears as...
- handle carefully
- handle with care
verb
To deal with a situation or a problem.
John, can you handle this task for me?
Often appears as...
- handle a situation
- handle a problem
noun
A part of something that you use to hold it.
The handle on my bag broke.
Often appears as...
- door handle
- cup handle
verb
To control a vehicle or other equipment.
She handles her car very well.
Often appears as...
- handle a vehicle
- handle equipment
noun
A name that you use to communicate with others on social media or a forum.
My Twitter handle is '@JohnDoe'.
Often appears as...
- twitter handle
- instagram handle
verb
To touch, hold, or move something using your hands.
Handle the glass jar carefully so it doesn't break.
Often appears as...
- handle carefully
- handle with care
verb
To deal with a situation or a problem.
John, can you handle this task for me?
Often appears as...
- handle a situation
- handle a problem
noun
A part of something that you use to hold it.
The handle on my bag broke.
Often appears as...
- door handle
- cup handle
verb
To control a vehicle or other equipment.
She handles her car very well.
Often appears as...
- handle a vehicle
- handle equipment
noun
A name that you use to communicate with others on social media or a forum.
My Twitter handle is '@JohnDoe'.
Often appears as...
- twitter handle
- instagram handle
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Contact
Involves directly touching or grasping objects.
Handle the fruit gently to avoid bruising.
Pro Tip 2/2Delicate Objects
Special care is crucial when the objects are fragile.
Please handle the porcelain plates with care.
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but I certainly couldn't handle it, and I was used to controlling everything in my life. I controlled every outcome in my life." In his denial, Armstrong described a hypothetical situation focused on someone else, removing himself from the situation entirely. In his admission, he owns his statements,
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What does the liver do?...
out of the body. So as you can see, the liver is an extremely efficient industrial site, performing multiple tasks that support each other. But such a complex system needs to be kept running smoothly by keeping it healthy and not overloading it with more toxins than it can handle.
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Margaret Stewart: How...
or maybe you're watching this talk in some other time or place, you are a participant in the digital rights ecosystem. Whether you're an artist, a technologist, a lawyer or a fan, the handling of copyright directly impacts your life. Rights management is no longer
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The truth about bats -...
and always decontaminate your gear after visiting a cave. If you have unwanted bats living in an attic or barn, contact your local government to safely and humanely relocate us. And if you come across a bat, do not attempt to handle it,
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Fact-checking the Bible...
we're that far along there's still one final problem and that's fact-checking we have to fact-check every question makes sense and fact-checking raises so many especial issues all at once I'm gonna handle it using one
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How interpreters juggle...
deal with challenging terminology, and handle a multitude of foreign accents. They may resort to acronyms to shorten long names, choose generic terms over specific, or refer to slides and other visual aides.
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Would you sacrifice one...
that study participants don't take it seriously. But new technology is making this kind of ethical analysis more important than ever. For example, driver-less cars may have to handle choices
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Watch This Veteran Fly...
years in an orphans home my mother couldn't handle it anymore five kids left alone and my father going like separation in my early life made it more important to
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Cheetah Cubs Master...
giving her cubs a chance to handle live prey the cubs help mum dispatch the diker with ease
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The language of lying —...
but I certainly couldn't handle it, and I was used to controlling everything in my life. I controlled every outcome in my life." In his denial, Armstrong described a hypothetical situation focused on someone else, removing himself from the situation entirely. In his admission, he owns his statements,
Video examples
Should we get rid of...
or what it had for breakfast, we can't expect standardized tests alone to reliably tell us how smart someone is, how diplomats will handle a tough situation, or how brave a firefighter might turn out to be. So standardized tests may help us learn a little about a lot of people in a short time,
Video examples
What does the liver do?...
out of the body. So as you can see, the liver is an extremely efficient industrial site, performing multiple tasks that support each other. But such a complex system needs to be kept running smoothly by keeping it healthy and not overloading it with more toxins than it can handle.
Video examples
Margaret Stewart: How...
or maybe you're watching this talk in some other time or place, you are a participant in the digital rights ecosystem. Whether you're an artist, a technologist, a lawyer or a fan, the handling of copyright directly impacts your life. Rights management is no longer
Video examples
The truth about bats -...
and always decontaminate your gear after visiting a cave. If you have unwanted bats living in an attic or barn, contact your local government to safely and humanely relocate us. And if you come across a bat, do not attempt to handle it,
Video examples
Fact-checking the Bible...
we're that far along there's still one final problem and that's fact-checking we have to fact-check every question makes sense and fact-checking raises so many especial issues all at once I'm gonna handle it using one
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How interpreters juggle...
deal with challenging terminology, and handle a multitude of foreign accents. They may resort to acronyms to shorten long names, choose generic terms over specific, or refer to slides and other visual aides.
Video examples
Would you sacrifice one...
that study participants don't take it seriously. But new technology is making this kind of ethical analysis more important than ever. For example, driver-less cars may have to handle choices
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Watch This Veteran Fly...
years in an orphans home my mother couldn't handle it anymore five kids left alone and my father going like separation in my early life made it more important to
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Cheetah Cubs Master...
giving her cubs a chance to handle live prey the cubs help mum dispatch the diker with ease
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Getting stress out of your life takes more than prayer alone. You must take action to make changes and stop doing whatever is causing the stress. You can learn to calm down in the way you handle things.
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Ernie Harwell
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Everybody we meet has an influence on us and an impact - good or bad. And I think that's why we have to be careful with the way we handle people because what we're doing is making an impact.
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Glenn McGrath
Australian Cricketer
It's a funny thing, life... as much as you don't want the sun to come up, it comes up the next day. Life continues on and you have to make a choice in how you handle it.
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Victor Hugo
French Author
The brutalities of progress are called revolutions. When they are over we realize this: that the human race has been roughly handled, but that it has advanced.
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Garbine Muguruza
Spanish Athlete
I've said before that when you win, people think it's so easy, but it's not so easy to handle it, and probably I expect myself to always play so good.
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Erin Andrews
American Journalist
I try to stay in shape just to handle things like the stress of a job or everyday life.
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Les Brown
American Speaker
Our ability to handle life's challenges is a measure of our strength of character.
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Joe Elliott
English Musician
If you can't handle the responsibility of a hit single, don't write one.
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Paul Henderson
Canadian Athlete
When you have hope, and you have peace, you can handle anything.
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Wade Barrett
English Actor
I'm not a terribly popular person in life. I can handle that.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
Getting stress out of your life takes more than prayer alone. You must take action to make changes and stop doing whatever is causing the stress. You can learn to calm down in the way you handle things.
Quote examples
Ernie Harwell
American Celebrity
Everybody we meet has an influence on us and an impact - good or bad. And I think that's why we have to be careful with the way we handle people because what we're doing is making an impact.
Quote examples
Glenn McGrath
Australian Cricketer
It's a funny thing, life... as much as you don't want the sun to come up, it comes up the next day. Life continues on and you have to make a choice in how you handle it.
Quote examples
Victor Hugo
French Author
The brutalities of progress are called revolutions. When they are over we realize this: that the human race has been roughly handled, but that it has advanced.
Quote examples
Garbine Muguruza
Spanish Athlete
I've said before that when you win, people think it's so easy, but it's not so easy to handle it, and probably I expect myself to always play so good.
Quote examples
Erin Andrews
American Journalist
I try to stay in shape just to handle things like the stress of a job or everyday life.
Quote examples
Les Brown
American Speaker
Our ability to handle life's challenges is a measure of our strength of character.
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Joe Elliott
English Musician
If you can't handle the responsibility of a hit single, don't write one.
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Paul Henderson
Canadian Athlete
When you have hope, and you have peace, you can handle anything.
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Wade Barrett
English Actor
I'm not a terribly popular person in life. I can handle that.
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