■ verb
1》 feel or manipulate with the hands.
2》 manage or cope with (a situation, person, or problem).
↘control or manage commercially.
↘deal with.
↘receive or deal in (stolen goods).
3》 drive or control a vehicle.
↘(of a vehicle) respond or behave in a specified way when being driven: the new model does not ~ well.
4》 ( ~ oneself ) conduct oneself.
■ noun
1》 the part by which a thing is held, carried, or controlled.
↘a means of understanding, controlling, or approaching a person or situation: it'll give people some kind of ~ on these issues.
2》 informal the name of a person or place.
3》 the feel of textiles when ~d.
4》 US informal the total amount of money bet over a particular time or at a particular event.
Derivatives
~ability -'bɪlɪti noun
~able adjective
-~d adjective
~less adjective
handling noun
Origin
OE ~ (n.), handlian (v.), from hand .