Meaning of handle | Babel Free

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1. The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
2. handle (part of an object which is held in the hand)
3. An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool, or an opportunity or pretext.
4. To act or function in a given way while in operation: a car that handles well in the snow.
5. mango (fruit and tree)
6. get or have a handle on, to acquire or possess a usable understanding of.
7. The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.
8. alternative form of mangos
9. Slang. The word or words by which one is called and identified:appellation, appellative, cognomen, denomination, designation, epithet, name, nickname, style, tag, title.
10. The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience, and other qualities perceived by touch.
11. first-person singular present indicative of mangar
12. the part of an object by which it may be held or grasped. I've broken the handle off this cup; You've got to turn the handle in order to open the door. handvatsel مِقْبَض، يَد дръжка cabo/trinco rukojeť, držadlo, klika der Griff håndtag; hank χερούλι, λαβήmango; asa; manilla, pomo sang, link, käepide دسته kahva anse, poignéeידית मूठ rucka, kvaka fogantyú pegangan handfang manico; maniglia 取っ手 손잡이 rankena, rankenėlė rokturis; kāts; spals tangkai hengsel, handgreep, oor van kop of beker, deurkr...
13. A name or nickname, especially as an identifier over the radio or Internet.
    slang
14. a long-handled knife. -handvatsel مُسْتَعْمَل с ... дръжка de cabo s ... rukojetí -stielig -skaftet με χειρολαβή (ως β΄ συνθ.) de mango... ... varrega دسته دار -kahvainen à manche (...) עִם יִדית हत्था लगा koji ima rucku nyelű bertangkai með (löngu/stuttu) skafti, skeftur með a manico (...) －取手つきの ...손잡이가 달린 -kotis -ar spalu/kātu berhulu met een bepaalde greep, heft med skaft, –skaftet o ... rękojeści, uchwycie لاستی لرونکی de cabo (comprido, etc.) cu mâner (...) с такой-то ручкой s ... rukov...
15. A title attached to one's name, such as Doctor or Colonel.
    slang
16. a person who trains and controls an animal (especially a dog). a police dog and its handler. afrigter مُرَوِّض الحيوانات дресъор tratador psovod der Führer træner εκπαιδευτήςcuidador dresseerija تربیت کننده؛ مربی kouluttaja dresseur/-euse (de chiens) מאמן जानवरों को प्रशिक्षण देने एवं उनका देख-भाल करने वाला व्यक्ति dreser, timaritelj kezelő, idomár pawang umsjónarmaður dÿrs (hunda) addestratore, addestratrice 調教師 조련사 dresiruotojas dresētājs jurulatih binatang dierentemmertrener, førertreser, ...
    especially
17. A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.
18. the bar at the front of a bicycle etc which is held by the rider and by which the bicycle etc is steered. The cyclist was thrown over the handlebars when the bike crashed. handvatsel, stuur مِقْوَد кормило на велосипед guidão řidítka die Lenkstange cykelstyr τιμόνι ποδηλάτου, μοτοσικλέτας κτλ. manillar lenkstangid دسته دوچرخه ohjaustanko guidonכידון हैंडल upravljac na biciklu, volan kormány setang stÿri manubrio ハンドル (자전거의) 핸들 vairas (velosipēda) stūre hendal fietsstuursykkelstyrekierownica د...
    etc
19. A traditional dimpled glass with a handle, for serving a pint of beer.
    UK, informal
20. To touch, lift, or hold with the hands: You should wash your hands before you handle food.
21. A 10 fluid ounce (285 mL) glass of beer.
    Australia, New-Zealand
22. To operate with the hands; manipulate: can handle a jigsaw.
23. A half-gallon (1.75-liter) bottle of alcohol.
    US
24. To deal with or have responsibility for; conduct: handles matters of corporate law.
25. A point, an extremity of land.
    rare
26. A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional balls.
27. The smooth, irreducible subcurve of a comb which connects to each of the other components in exactly one point.
28. A person's nose.
    slang
29. The amount wagered in the various pari-mutuel pools for a particular event or events.

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Examples

“Once his fingers strayed to the handle of his hunting-knife, and I should have interfered had I not been conscious that Wickliffe was on his guard.”

“By pushing the fork downwards so that its teeth pass the handle of the stopper, and then turning the cover of the desiccator 90°, the handle of the stopper falls into the furrows and rests upon them.”

“By keeping the handle of the bellows fixed in any given position the lung within the chamber could be kept for a short time at any desired degree of distension, and by pressing at intervals upon the bag, air could be forced to and fro between the bad and the lung outside the chamber, without distending the air within it.”

“But first they were gonna stop in Las Vegas / It's off to Las Vegas / To check out the lounges / Pull a few handles”

“They overturned him to all his interests by the sure but fatal handle of his own good nature.”

“Nothing can be more reprehensible, or wicked, than to make Christian Missions a handle for political expansion.”

“Many investigators feel that the double requirement for the antigen-recognition by cytotoxic T cells or DTH-reactive T cells may provide a handle for solving the T-cell receptor puzzle, and that anti-Id reagents are to be used in this approach.”

“The way AIDS has become a handle for the New Right's homophobia.”

“Indeed, at the beginning of the session he was careful to make "no declarations of what might hereafter be measures, so as to give anybody a handle for fixing him down to any particular system."”

“The daily handle of a Las Vegas casino is typically millions of dollars.”

“For a casino table game,the handle is difficult to determine, as it consists of all the bets made in every game, whether by chip or by cash play.”

“Note here, however, that the casino's "edge" (its expected value per unit bet, or, in casino jargon, the house p.c.) in table games is expressed as a percentage of the handle and not as a percentage of the drop (even though these might sometimes be the same).”

“The results for the dog racing model indicate that increases in lottery sales and decreases in horse racing handle and casino revenues in the state in question statistically increase dog racing handle.”

“We sat together at the restaurant and asked him about his handle (CB name).”

“This was so unexpected that Jack came close to gabbling out his real name instead of the one he had used at the Golden Spoon, the name he also used if the people who picked him up asked for his handle.”

“"I don't actually know his birth name. He just uses his handle."”

“The successful businessman was knighted and acquired a handle to his name.”

“This article describes how to find the module name from the window handle.”

“A handle for a type instance is similar to an open file descriptor; it is used to reference that type instance when performing operations on it.”

“By contrast, when a host function creates a handle for a nested function and returns that handle to a calling program, the host function's workspace is created and remains in existence for as long as the function handle remains in existence.”

“A shudder passes over him and he orders another handle of beer.”

“Imagine staring into the heavens on a clear night and seeing a handle of beer floating amongst the stars, or an angel, or the face of a famous celebrity.”

“When ordering a beer, you'll get either a handle (mug) or a one-liter jug (pitcher).”

“Josh bought a fifth of Evan Williams for Andrew as a token of gratitude and Ray, because of the financial constraints, purchased the cheapest handle of whiskey he could find: Heaven Hill.”

“the Handle of the Sug in Newfoundland”

“Such a 2-handle cancels the 1-handle so the manifold is D⁴.”

“That Nose, which in the infant could annoy, / Was grown a perfect nuisance in the boy. / Whene'er he walk'd, his Handle went before, / Long as the snout of Ferret, or Wild Boar; […]”

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