1. handle - Noun
2. handle - Verb
To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.
To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to manage skillfully.
To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of, with the hands.
To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell; as, a merchant handles a variety of goods, or a large stock.
To deal with; to make a business of.
To treat; to use, well or ill.
To manage; to control; to practice skill upon.
To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a theme, an argument, or an objection.
To use the hands.
That part of vessels, instruments, etc., which is held in the hand when used or moved, as the haft of a sword, the knob of a door, the bail of a kettle, etc.
That of which use is made; the instrument for effecting a purpose; a tool.
Source: Webster's dictionaryHappiness? A good cigar, a good meal, a good cigar and a good woman - or a bad woman; it depends on how much happiness you can handle. George Burns
Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen. John Steinbeck
I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best. Marilyn Monroe
A kitchen knife cannot carve its own handle. Korean Proverb
A jug carries water until its handle breaks off. Polish Proverb
No matter how sharp it is, a knife will never cut it's own handle. Vietnamese Proverb