handle
Grasp this part
Most meanings of handle are related to or inspired by the underlying word hand.
A handle is the part of something that can be grasped with the hand, or figuratively, with the mind: I have a handle on the math assignment.
When you handle something physical, you manipulate or control it with your hands.
Figuratively, to handle something is to deal with it effectively: The situation is under control; I handled it.
To get a handle on something is to deal with it.
Informally, a handle is someone’s name or nickname: The trucker’s handle was Bobcat.
Rounded gripping fixture
- latchDoor-securing catch
- leverPivoting bar for lifting
- pullForce toward oneself
- pushForce something away
deadbolt · lock · bolt · keyhole · hinge · jamb · frame · threshold
Adopted false name
- nicknameInformal substitute name
- usernameAccount identification string
- screennameOnline identity label
- monikerInformal designation for someone
pseudonym · callsign · gamertag · avatar · online · social · profile · identity
knob
Rounded gripping fixture
push · deadbolt · lock · bolt · keyhole · hinge · jamb · frame · threshold · entryway
shaft
Narrow vertical passage
pommel · tang · stock · stem · shank · wooden · metal · composite · fiberglass · wrapped
alias
Adopted false name
- nicknameInformal substitute name
- usernameAccount identification string
- screennameOnline identity label
moniker · pseudonym · callsign · gamertag · avatar · online · social · profile · identity · anonymous
control
Authority to direct
tackle · navigate · address · process · supervise · oversee · coordinate · administer · direct · regulate
grasp
Seize or understand
seize · handgrip · purchase · fingerhold · palm · squeeze · clench · wrap · firm · steady
handlemishandle
Manage incompetently or roughly
bungle · botch · mismanage · drop the ball · lose control
- right handDominant side for most
- by handWithout mechanical assistance
- hand overTransfer to another's control
- hand in handWith palms joined together
- on the other handPhrase introducing contrast
- helping handSupport given to another
hand, handsome, handful, handled, handling, handicap, handed, handles, handiwork