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handle

2 entries found.


Main Entry:
1han·dle 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1handle
Pronunciation:
\ˈhan-dəl\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English handel, from Old English handle; akin to Old English hand
Date:
before 12th century
1: a part that is designed especially to be grasped by the hand2: something that resembles a handle3 a: title 8 b: name ; also : nickname4: hand 11c5: the total amount of money bet on a race, game, or event6: a means of understanding or controlling <can't quite get a handle on things>
han·dled 
          Listen to the pronunciation of handled \-dəld\ adjective
han·dle·less 
          Listen to the pronunciation of handleless \-dəl-(l)əs\ adjective
off the handle
: into a state of sudden and violent anger —usually used with fly


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