Handle

//ˈhæn.dl̩//

Synonyms for "handle" (401 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Strong matches (120)

complete cond conduct condyle conn consider contend with contrive control controvert convex cope with cover story cover up cover-up coxswain criticize cryptonym curry currycomb

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Verb(6 words)

cover do by feel finger get on handball

Noun(4 words)

grip handgrip hold jug

Related words (200)

knurl label lame excuse lay lay down the law lead lead on level lip litter locus standi loop lump make make go make the rules make use of maneuver manipulate market

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mask massage mastermind meet merchandise milk mole moniker mountain name namesake navigate nevus nick nom de clavier nom de web nomen nomen nudum nub nubbin nubble officer operate order ostensible motive oversee palm palpate papilloma pass under review pat paw peg perform perform on pilot play ply point poke poke at poor excuse practice prescribe preside pretense pretension pretext process prod proper name proper noun protestation public motive pull pull the strings put off put-off quarterback rap reason reason about reason the point reckon refuge regulate relate remark remark upon respond to retail review rib ridge ring rub down run saddle scientific name screen screen name secret name see to sell semblance serve shaft shake sham shape a course shoulder show sift skipper smoke screen sobriquet spine stale stalking horse stalking-horse stand steward stock stratagem stud study style subterfuge supervise survey swing tab tackle tag take take care of take command take the lead take up talk talk about talk of talk over tame tap tautonym tend test thresh out thumb title touch upon trade in traffic traffic in train transact treasury treat of trick trinomen trinomial name truck try tubercle tubercule twiddle use utilize varnish veil ventilate verruca vesicle wale wart water wave welt wholesale work write up yoke

Noun(12 words)

middy nickname nom de clavier nom de web pot pull schooner screen name sixty sixty-sixer stale username

Verb(5 words)

palm plow ride touch wield

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

18 relation types

More general

9 entries

appendage broach command control initiate interact keep in line manipulate touch

More specific

6 entries

bail haft hilt knob stail stilt

Antonyms

2 entries

lid spout

Synonyms

14 entries

cover deal feel finger grip hand hilt hold manage nick steer touch treat wield

Related terms

2 entries

give a handle hand

at location

7 entries

bathroom car door door drawer fridge hardware store water fountain

capable of

2 entries

help hold telescope lower bucket

coordinate

3 entries

alias call sign pseudonym

defined as

1 entries

part of object designed to grasped by hand

derived

51 entries

Jesus handle axhandle behandle coffin handle crank the handle cross handle dead man's handle door handle drag handle file handle filehandle fly off the handle get a handle on go off the handle grab handle

Showing 16 of 51 words.

derived from

1 entries

hand

has context

14 entries

algebraic geometry australia called sixty in canada computing gambling geography labrador new zealand newfoundland see also pot and middy for other regional variations slang textiles topology us

is a

5 entries

appendage non powered device part pointer protrusion

manner of

2 entries

manipulate touch

part of

33 entries

aspergill baggage baseball bat briefcase brush carpet beater carrycot cheese cutter coffee cup coffee mug coffeepot cricket bat cutlery door edge tool faucet

Showing 16 of 33 words.

related to

157 entries

aid attachment bags ball bars behave bike briefcase briefcase grab briefcases broomstick broomsticks cabinet cabinet part cabinets car

Showing 16 of 157 words.

similar

9 entries

address comprehend cover deal do by embrace encompass plow treat

used for

21 entries

carry carry object carry purse carrying things grasping things gripping hang onto hold tool holding onto lift objects items or things lifting make easier to carry manipulate open door open drawer opening door

Showing 16 of 21 words.

Translations

410 translations across 84 languages.

Afrikaans

2 entries

handvatsel noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
handvatsel noun (part of a door)

Ainu

1 entries

アアニウシケ noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Albanian

1 entries

bisht noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Ancient Greek

1 entries

λαβή noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Arabic

1 entries

مِقْبَض noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Armenian

2 entries

բռնակ noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
կոթ noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Aromanian

1 entries

mãnar noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Azerbaijani

1 entries

davranmaq verb (to treat, to deal with (in a specified way))

Baluchi

1 entries

دستگ noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Bashkir

2 entries

тотҡа noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
һап noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Bikol Central

1 entries

kaputan noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Bulgarian

4 entries

дръжка noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
дръжка noun (part of a door)
обръщение noun (slang: name, nickname or pseudonym — see also nickname, pseudonym)
прякор noun (slang: name, nickname or pseudonym — see also nickname, pseudonym)

Catalan

4 entries

maneta noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
maneta noun (part of a door)
mànec noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
nansa noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Cebuano

1 entries

kubtanan noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Central Kurdish

1 entries

دەسک noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Cherokee

1 entries

ᎫᎭᎵᏗ noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

化名 noun (slang: name, nickname or pseudonym — see also nickname, pseudonym)
句柄 noun (computing: reference to an object or structure)
把手 noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
昵称 noun (slang: name, nickname or pseudonym — see also nickname, pseudonym)

Czech

3 entries

držadlo noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
klika noun (part of a door)
rukojeť noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Danish

2 entries

håndtag noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
klinke noun (part of a door)

Dutch

4 entries

handgreep noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
handvat noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
heft noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
hengsel noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Eastern Mari

1 entries

пылыш noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Esperanto

3 entries

anso noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
klinko noun (part of a door)
tenilo noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Estonian

1 entries

vars noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Finnish

4 entries

kahva noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
kahva noun (part of a door)
kahva noun (computing: reference to an object or structure)
kahva noun (topological space)

French

4 entries

(of a plough) mancheron noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
anse noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
anse noun (topological space)
barre de manœuvre noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Galician

4 entries

anga noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
asa noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
cabo noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
mango noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Georgian

1 entries

სახელური noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

German

4 entries

2-Liter-Spirituosenflasche noun (half-gallon bottle of alcohol)
Alias noun (slang: name, nickname or pseudonym — see also nickname, pseudonym)
Bezeichner noun (computing: reference to an object or structure)
Deckname noun (slang: name, nickname or pseudonym — see also nickname, pseudonym)

Greek

4 entries

λαβή noun (part of a door)
παρανόμι noun (slang: name, nickname or pseudonym — see also nickname, pseudonym)
χειρολαβή noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
χερούλι noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Hebrew

4 entries

ידית noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
ידית noun (part of a door)
כינוי noun (slang: name, nickname or pseudonym — see also nickname, pseudonym)
טיפל verb ((rare in English) to accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands)

Hiligaynon

1 entries

kalaptan noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Hindi

2 entries

हत्था noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
हत्था noun (part of a door)

Hungarian

4 entries

becenév noun (slang: name, nickname or pseudonym — see also nickname, pseudonym)
fogantyú noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
fogó noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
fül noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Ido

2 entries

mancheto noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
mancho noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Indonesian

1 entries

pegangan noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Ingrian

2 entries

rucka noun (part of a door)
varsi noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Irish

2 entries

lámh noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
lámhaigh verb (to touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s))

Italian

4 entries

impugnatura noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
manico noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
maniglia noun (part of a door)
amministrare verb (to deal with (a subject, argument, topic, or theme) in speaking, in writing, or in art)

Japanese

2 entries

ハンドル noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
取っ手 noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Khiamniungan Naga

1 entries

ā-āng noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Khmer

3 entries

ដង noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
ត្រចៀក noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
យាម noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Komi-Permyak

1 entries

вуг noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Korean

1 entries

손잡이 noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Kumyk

1 entries

сап noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Latin

4 entries

ampla noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
manūbrium noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
ānsa noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
afficiō verb (to manage, control, or direct)

Latvian

2 entries

kāts noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
spals noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Lithuanian

2 entries

rankena noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
rankena noun (part of a door)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries

toporišćo noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Macedonian

4 entries

држач noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
дршка noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
рачка noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
врачува verb (to receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell)

Malay

1 entries

pemegang noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Manchu

1 entries

ᡶᡝᠰᡳᠨ noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Mongolian

2 entries

бариул noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
иш noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Māori

4 entries

kakau noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
karera noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
kawau noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
puritanga noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Nanai

1 entries

пэсин noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Northern Kurdish

3 entries

amûr noun (instrument for effecting a purpose)
destik noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
destik noun (part of a door)

Norwegian

2 entries

klinke noun (part of a door)
klare verb (to manage, use, or wield with the hands)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries

hank noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
hendel noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
håndtak noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
håndtere verb (to use the hands)

Norwegian Nynorsk

4 entries

handtak noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
hank noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
hendel noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
handtere verb (to use the hands)

Old English

2 entries

hielfe noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
āgrāpian verb (to touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s))

Ottoman Turkish

3 entries

صاپ noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
طوتاق noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
قولپ noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Persian

3 entries

دسته noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
کیاستن verb (to manage, control, or direct)
کیاستن verb (to treat, to deal with (in a specified way))

Plautdietsch

2 entries

Jräp noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
Stäl noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Polish

4 entries

gałka noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
klamka noun (part of a door)
rączka noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
rękojeść noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Portuguese

4 entries

alça noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
cabo noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
maçaneta noun (part of a door)
puxador noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Romanian

2 entries

clanță noun (part of a door)
mâner noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Romansch

1 entries

manetscha noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Russian

4 entries

дескри́птор noun (computing: reference to an object or structure)
идентифика́тор noun (computing: reference to an object or structure)
ру́чка noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
ру́чка noun (part of a door)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries

cas noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
cluas noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
làmh noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

drška noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
držalo noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
držač noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
kvaka noun (part of a door)

Slovak

1 entries

kľučka noun (part of a door)

Spanish

4 entries

agarradera noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
agarradero noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
aldabón noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
ansa noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Swedish

4 entries

handtag noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
vred noun (part of a door)
behandla verb (to treat, to deal with (in a specified way))
handskas med verb (to manage, use, or wield with the hands)

Tagalog

3 entries

hawakan noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
manggo noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
puluhan noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Tatar

1 entries

сап noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Thai

1 entries

ด้าม noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Turkish

3 entries

kol noun (part of a door)
kulp noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
sap noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Tày

2 entries

cản noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
đẳm noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Ukrainian

4 entries

ру́чка noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
рукоя́тка noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
керува́ти verb (to manage, control, or direct)
маніпулюва́ти verb (to manage, control, or direct)

Unami

1 entries

sitakòn noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Upper Sorbian

1 entries

toporo noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Uzbek

1 entries

ruchka noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Vietnamese

2 entries

cán noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
tay cầm noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Walloon

3 entries

cawe noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
mantche noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
pougneye noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)

Zazaki

2 entries

deste noun (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved — see also grip)
qol noun (part of a door)

Sample sentences

61 total sentences available.

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It all depends how you handle it.

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It's hard to handle crying babies.

Source: tatoeba (19572)

I think I can handle it.

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Let me handle this.

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Handle

Synonyms for "handle" (401 found)

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Strong matches (120)

Related words (200)

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Antonyms

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at location

capable of

coordinate

defined as

derived

derived from

has context

is a

manner of

part of

related to

similar

used for

Translations

Afrikaans

Ainu

Albanian

Ancient Greek

Arabic

Armenian

Aromanian

Azerbaijani

Baluchi

Bashkir

Bikol Central

Bulgarian

Catalan

Cebuano

Central Kurdish

Cherokee

Chinese Mandarin

Czech

Danish

Dutch

Eastern Mari

Esperanto

Estonian

Finnish

French

Galician

Georgian

German

Greek

Hebrew

Hiligaynon

Hindi

Hungarian

Ido

Indonesian

Ingrian

Irish

Italian

Japanese

Khiamniungan Naga

Khmer

Komi-Permyak

Korean

Kumyk

Latin

Latvian

Lithuanian

Lower Sorbian

Macedonian

Malay

Manchu

Mongolian

Māori

Nanai

Northern Kurdish