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Synonyms for handle

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

manage operate manipulate wield deal with address ride pull

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Manage

manage, wield, get on, use, operate, manipulate, employ

2. Treat

treat, do by informal, discuss, discourse, treat of dated

3. Deal with

deal with, deal, take, care

4. Cover

cover, address, plow

Other

feel, touch, pull, finger, steer, ride, palm

Noun

1. Hold

hold, grip, hand grip, hand ball

2. Pot — A 10 fluid ounce (285 mL) glass of beer

pot, schooner AU, middy AU, middie AU

3. Screen name

screen name, user name, nickname

Other

tap, hilt, heft, shaft, stock, jug, stale, sixty CA, nom de clavier, helve rare

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).

  2. v. 2

    To accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands.

  3. n. 1

    A 10 fluid ounce (285 mL) glass of beer.

  4. n. 2

    The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.

Related words

Word family
handlebody handling hand
Phrases
love handle door handle drag handle grab handle handle without gloves handle without mittens

Forms

Plural
handles → holds, grips, pots, schooners…
Past participle
handled
e.g. handled → managed, wielded, used, operated…

Example sentences

  • manage Tom took a class to learn how to manage his anger.
  • operate Of course, a license is needed to operate a crane.
  • manipulate They're trying to manipulate the kids with threats.
  • wield Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it.
  • address Please fill in your name and address on this form.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
handlesteady
managerising
operatefalling
manipulaterising
wieldrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
use1, pot1, tap1, jug1
4 letters
take1, feel1, care1, deal1, hold1, pull1, ride1, palm1, grip1, plow1, hilt1, heft1
5 letters
cover2, touch1, stock1, treat1, shaft1, sixty2, steer1, stale1, wield1, middy, helve
6 letters
manage2, finger2, employ2, middie
7 letters
address2, discuss2, operate3
8 letters
nickname2, schooner2
9 letters
discourse2
10 letters
manipulate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cover2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
tâter
Español
palpar
Deutsch
fühlen
Català
palpar