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Handling

noun

1.

Manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something.

2.

The action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means. Synonym: manipulation.

3.

The management of someone or something. Synonym: treatment. "The treatment of water sewage" , "The right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system"

Handle

verb

(past & past part. handled; pres. part. handling)

1.

Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of. Synonyms: care, deal, manage. "This blender can't handle nuts" , "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"

2.

Interact in a certain way. Synonyms: do by, treat. "Treat him with caution, please" , "Handle the press reporters gently"

3.

Act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression. Synonyms: address, cover, deal, plow, treat. "The course covered all of Western Civilization" , "The new book treats the history of China"

4.

Touch, lift, or hold with the hands. Synonym: palm.

5.

Handle effectively. Synonyms: manage, wield. "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well"

6.

Show and train.

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... with the buying of land and various other enterprises, showed that the ex-slave was handling some free capital already. The chief initial source of this was labor in the army, and his pay and bounty as a soldier. Payments to Negro soldiers were at first complicated by the ignorance of the recipients, and the fact that ...

— The Souls of Black Folk • W. E. B. Du Bois

... of a few observations of a secondary nature, the suggestion of the moment, were delivered orally as they now appear in print. The only alteration consists in a more commodious distribution, and here and there in additions, where the limits of the time prevented me from handling many matters with uniform minuteness. This may afford a compensation for the animation of oral delivery which sometimes throws a veil over deficiencies of expression, and always excites ...

— Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature • August Wilhelm Schlegel

... met, in any part of the world, with a man who showed so much impatient avidity for transacting business. His abilities, too, in this line were very great; he was an excellent judge of several articles, and could give his opinion of an axe as well as any European; while handling it with ecstasy the moment he got it in his possession, his eyes would still feast themselves on so valuable ...

— John Rutherford, the White Chief • George Lillie Craik

... population consists of diverse ethnic groups with substantial numbers of kin beyond its borders; despite continuing border committee talks, significant differences remain with Thailand over boundary alignment and the handling of ethnic rebels, refugees, and illegal cross-border activities; ethnic Karens flee into Thailand to escape fighting between Karen rebels and Burmese troops, in 2004 Thailand sheltered about 118,000 Burmese refugees; Karens also protest Thai support for a ...

— The 2005 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency

... an adverse trick is not nearly so great when the Declarer has four cards of such a suit in each hand, it is still possible, and the method of handling it above advised, when the total holding is seven, should be followed even with eight. A thoughtless Declarer who has nothing to fear from an adverse run will often as soon as he gets in (and before he establishes some suit that demands attention) start with a suit of ...

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