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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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— The Life of Sir Richard Burton • Thomas Wright

... themselves garments, but merely adjuncts and ornaments of larger fabrics. He who would see the entire wardrobe of the Dreamer's mind, and the shape and proportions of the goodly vestures of truth in which he sought to array himself and his readers, must, after handling these the LACES, turn to the ROBES, from whose edge these ...

— The Riches of Bunyan • Jeremiah Rev. Chaplin

... unblemished respectability, and to them Mr. Sheldon had confided the care of his stepdaughter's interests, always reserving the chief power in his own hands. These gentlemen thought well of the young lady's prospects, and were handling the case in that slow and stately manner which marks the handling of such cases by eminent firms of the ...

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