n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: han · dled ; han · dling \ ' han(d)-li ŋ , ' han-d ə l-i ŋ \
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1 a : to try or examine (as by touching, feeling, or moving) with the hand < handle silk to judge its weight> b : to manage with the hands < handle a horse>
2 a : to deal with in writing or speaking or in the plastic arts b : to have overall responsibility for supervising or directing : MANAGE <a lawyer handle s all my affairs> c : to train and act as second for (a boxer) d : to put up with : STAND <can't handle the heat>
3 : to act on or perform a required function with regard to < handle the day's mail>
4 : to engage in the buying, selling, or distributing of (a commodity)
intransitive verb : to act, behave, or respond in a certain way when handled or directed <a car that handle s well>
– han · dle · able \ -d ə l- ə -b ə l \ adjective