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Handled

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Adjective

1. handled

having a usually specified type of handle

Example Sentences:
'pearl-handled revolver'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Handled

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noun
1. 
the part of a utensil, drawer, etc, designed to be held in order to move, use, or pick up the object
2. New Zealand
a glass beer mug with a handle
3. slang
a person's name or title
4.  a CB radio slang name for call sign
5. 
an opportunity, reason, or excuse for doing something
his background served as a handle for their mockery
6. 
the quality, as of textiles, perceived by touching or feeling
7. 
the total amount of a bet on a horse race or similar event
8.  fly off the handle
verb (mainly tr)
9. 
to pick up and hold, move, or touch with the hands
10. 
to operate or employ using the hands
the boy handled the reins well
11. 
to have power or control over
my wife handles my investments
12. 
to manage successfully
a secretary must be able to handle clients
13. 
to discuss (a theme, subject, etc)
14. 
to deal with or treat in a specified way
I was handled with great tact
15. 
to trade or deal in (specified merchandise)
16. (intransitive)
to react or respond in a specified way to operation or control
the car handles well on bends

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Handled

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noun
1. 
that part of a utensil, tool, etc. which is to be held, turned, lifted, pulled, etc. with the hand
2. 
a thing like a handle in appearance or use
3. 
the total amount of money bet over a specified period of time, as at a racetrack
4.  US, Informal
a person's name, nickname, or title
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈhandled or ˈhandling
5. 
to touch, lift, etc. with the hand or hands
6. 
to manage, operate, or use with the hand or hands; manipulate
7. 
to manage, control, direct, train, etc.
8. 
a. 
to deal with or treat in a particular way
to handle a problem tactfully
b. 
to deal with successfully or appropriately
c.  Informal
to come to terms with psychologically
he can't handle it
9.  US
to sell or deal in (a certain commodity)
10. 
to behave toward; treat
verb intransitive
11. 
to respond or submit to control
the car handles well

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Handled

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v. han·dled, han·dling, han·dles
v.tr.
1. To touch, lift, or hold with the hands: You should wash your hands before you handle food.
2. To operate with the hands; manipulate: can handle a jigsaw.
3. To deal with or have responsibility for; conduct: handles matters of corporate law.
4. To cope with or dispose of: handles problems efficiently.
5.
a. To direct, execute, or dispose of: handle an investment.
b. To manage, administer to, or represent: handle a boxer.
6. To deal or trade in the purchase or sale of: a branch office that handles grain exports.
v.intr.
To act or function in a given way while in operation: a car that handles well in the snow.
n.
1. A part that is designed to be held or operated with the hand: the handle of a suitcase; the handle of a faucet.
2. A means of understanding or control: has a handle on the situation.
3.
a. Slang A person's name.
b. An alternate name or nickname, especially one chosen for self-identification on online forums or citizens band radio.
4. Games The total amount of money bet on an event or over a set period of time.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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