handle: betydelser og definitioner

To touch, lift, or hold with the hands.

To operate with the hands; manipulate.

To deal with or have responsibility for; conduct: handles matters of corporate law.

To cope with or dispose of: handles problems efficiently.

To direct, execute, or dispose of: handle an investment.

To manage, administer to, or represent: handle a boxer.

To deal or trade in the purchase or sale of: a branch office that handles grain exports.

To act or function in a given way while in operation: a car that handles well in the snow.

A part that is designed to be held or operated with the hand.

An opportunity or a means for achieving a purpose.

Understanding or control: has a handle on the situation.

Slang A person's name.

Games The total amount of money bet on an event or over a set period of time.

get Informal To achieve an understanding of: I was finally able to get a handle on the true nature of the problem.