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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Handle \Han"dle\ (h[a^]n"d'l), v. i. To use the hands. [1913 Webster] They have hands, but they handle not. --Ps. cxv. 7. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Handle \Han"dle\, n. [AS. handle. See {Hand}.] 1. That part of vessels, instruments, etc., which is held in the hand when used or moved, as the haft of a sword, the knob of a door, the bail of a kettle, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. That of which use is made; the instrument for effecting a purpose; a tool. --South. [1913 Webster] {To give a handle}, to furnish an occasion or means. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Handle \Han"dle\ (h[a^]n"d'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Handled} (-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Handling} (-dl[i^]ng).] [OE. handlen, AS. handlian; akin to D. handelen to trade, G. handeln. See {Hand}.] 1. To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand. [1913 Webster] Handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh. --Luke xxiv. 39. [1913 Webster] About his altar, handling holy things. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to manage skillfully. [1913 Webster] That fellow handles his bow like a crowkeeper. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of, with the hands. [1913 Webster] The hardness of the winters forces the breeders to house and handle their colts six months every year. --Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster] 4. To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell; as, a merchant handles a variety of goods, or a large stock. [1913 Webster] 5. To deal with; to make a business of. [1913 Webster] They that handle the law knew me not. --Jer. ii. 8. [1913 Webster] 6. To treat; to use, well or ill. [1913 Webster] How wert thou handled being prisoner? --Shak. [1913 Webster] 7. To manage; to control; to practice skill upon. [1913 Webster] You shall see how I will handle her. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 8. To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a theme, an argument, or an objection. [1913 Webster] We will handle what persons are apt to envy others. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] {To handle without gloves}. See under {Glove}. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: handle n 1: the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" [syn: {handle}, {grip}, {handgrip}, {hold}] v 1: be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old" [syn: {manage}, {deal}, {care}, {handle}] 2: interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently" [syn: {treat}, {handle}, {do by}] 3: act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China" [syn: {cover}, {treat}, {handle}, {plow}, {deal}, {address}] 4: touch, lift, or hold with the hands; "Don't handle the merchandise" [syn: {handle}, {palm}] 5: handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well" [syn: {wield}, {handle}, {manage}] 6: show and train; "The prize-winning poodle was handled by Mrs. Priscilla Prescott" From The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003) [jargon]: handle n. 1. [from CB slang] An electronic pseudonym; a nom de guerre intended to conceal the user's true identity. Network and BBS handles function as the same sort of simultaneous concealment and display one finds on Citizen's Band radio, from which the term was adopted. Use of grandiose handles is characteristic of {warez d00dz}, {cracker}s, {weenie}s, {spod}s, and other lower forms of network life; true hackers travel on their own reputations rather than invented legendry. Compare {nick}, {screen name}. 2. A {magic cookie}, often in the form of a numeric index into some array somewhere, through which you can manipulate an object like a file or window. The form file handle is especially common. 3. [Mac] A pointer to a pointer to dynamically-allocated memory; the extra level of indirection allows on-the-fly memory compaction (to cut down on fragmentation) or aging out of unused resources, with minimal impact on the (possibly multiple) parts of the larger program containing references to the allocated memory. Compare {snap} (to snap a handle would defeat its purpose); see also {aliasing bug}, {dangling pointer}. From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 [fd-dan-eng]: handle 1. dobusiness; trade 2. negotiate; trade