handling
Way of managing
Handling is how something is managed, treated, or dealt with.
The handling of a crisis, a complaint, or sensitive materials refers to the approach taken.
In shipping, handling means the physical moving and processing of goods: shipping and handling.
A vehicle's handling describes how it responds to steering and road conditions.
To get a handle on something is to understand or control it.
Controlling direction of movement
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
- corneringForcing into position
- brakingReducing speed deliberately
- accelerationRate velocity changes
responsiveness · traction · wheel · turning · parking · control · stability · suspension
Secure manual hold
- graspSeize or understand
- holdMaintain in grasp
- touchPerceiving through physical contact
- fingertipsTerminal phalanx pads
tactile · texture · pressure · gentle · careful · delicate · sensation · stroke
Skillful hand coordination
- finesseSubtle, deft handling
- agilityQuickness and ease
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- nimblenessEase of quick movement
deftness · adroitness · expertise · proficiency · mastery · technique · precision · craftsmanship
Control over impulses
- gripSecure manual hold
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
maneuvering · steering · manipulation · force · dominance · command · regulation · discipline
Soft, kind demeanor
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
attentiveness · meticulousness · carefulness · fragile · breakable · precious · protection · preservation
Adding weight or cargo
- unloadingRemoving contents from carrier
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- freightGoods being transported
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
packaging · storage · transport · forklift · pallets · containers · warehouse · distribution
Curative mental treatment
- careAttentive regard for others
- patient-careMedical treatment services
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
regimen · rehabilitation · palliative · clinical · nursing · specimen · sterile · biohazard
Organizational oversight and control
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
organization · delegation · processing · workflow · operations · procedures · protocols · scheduling
Developing abilities through practice
- tamingMaking wild things gentle
- wranglingLengthy, contentious disputing
- husbandryFarm management practice
- groomingSelf-care for appearance
restraint · calming · feeding · leading · halter · leash · harness · muzzle
Improper interference with something
- doctoringAltering deceptively
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
- distortionTwisting from original state
misrepresentation · alteration · fabrication · twisting · interference · meddling · spin · fudging
steering
Controlling direction of movement
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
- corneringForcing into position
- brakingReducing speed deliberately
acceleration · responsiveness · traction · wheel · turning · parking · control · stability · suspension · feedback
grip
Secure manual hold
fingertips · tactile · texture · pressure · gentle · careful · delicate · sensation · stroke · caress
dexterity
Skillful hand coordination
- finesseSubtle, deft handling
- agilityQuickness and ease
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
nimbleness · deftness · adroitness · expertise · proficiency · mastery · technique · precision · craftsmanship · sleight
restraint
Control over impulses
- gripSecure manual hold
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- stabilityResistance to displacement
balance · maneuvering · steering · manipulation · force · dominance · command · regulation · discipline · coordination
gentleness
Soft, kind demeanor
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
sensitivity · attentiveness · meticulousness · carefulness · fragile · breakable · precious · protection · preservation · safeguarding
loading
Adding weight or cargo
- unloadingRemoving contents from carrier
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- freightGoods being transported
logistics · packaging · storage · transport · forklift · pallets · containers · warehouse · distribution · customs
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- careAttentive regard for others
- patient-careMedical treatment services
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
dosage · regimen · rehabilitation · palliative · clinical · nursing · specimen · sterile · biohazard · quarantine
administration
Organizational oversight and control
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
logistics · organization · delegation · processing · workflow · operations · procedures · protocols · scheduling · paperwork
training
Developing abilities through practice
- tamingMaking wild things gentle
- wranglingLengthy, contentious disputing
- husbandryFarm management practice
grooming · restraint · calming · feeding · leading · halter · leash · harness · muzzle · livestock
tampering
Improper interference with something
- doctoringAltering deceptively
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
distortion · misrepresentation · alteration · fabrication · twisting · interference · meddling · spin · fudging
- handlingdealing with, managing, coping, addressing, tackling
- maneuveringmaneuvering, positioning, steering, repositioning, pivoting
- warehousingwarehouse, warehouses, fulfillment centers, fulfillment center, distribution centers
- animal testinglab mice, animal testing, lab rats, vivisection, experimentation
- reptile keepingterrarium, terrariums, vivarium, vivariums, enclosure
- fiddlingfiddling, fiddle, fiddler, fiddle tune, fiddle tunes
handlingmishandling
Managing badly or clumsily
bungling · mismanagement · botching · fumbling · mangling
handlingavoiding
Deliberately staying clear
ignoring · neglecting · evading · shirking · dodging
handlingreleasing
Allowing to escape
dropping · letting go · relinquishing · hands-off · hands off
- shipping and handlingFees for delivery preparation
- food handlingProcessing edibles safely
- baggage handlingProcessing travelers' checked items
- handling with kid glovesTreating with excessive gentleness
- ball handlingControlling a sphere skillfully
- special handlingExtra attention for delicates