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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Handle \Han"dle\ (h[a^]n"d'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Handled
     (-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Handling (-dl[i^]ng).] [OE.
     handlen, AS. handlian; akin to D. handelen to trade, G.
     handeln. See Hand.]
     1. To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the
        hand.
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              Handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh.
                                                    --Luke xxiv.
                                                    39.
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              About his altar, handling holy things. --Milton.
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     2. To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield;
        often, to manage skillfully.
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              That fellow handles his bow like a crowkeeper.
                                                    --Shak.
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     3. To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of,
        with the hands.
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              The hardness of the winters forces the breeders to
              house and handle their colts six months every year.
                                                    --Sir W.
                                                    Temple.
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     4. 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.
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     5. To deal with; to make a business of.
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              They that handle the law knew me not. --Jer. ii. 8.
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     6. To treat; to use, well or ill.
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              How wert thou handled being prisoner? --Shak.
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     7. To manage; to control; to practice skill upon.
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              You shall see how I will handle her.  --Shak.
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     8. To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a
        theme, an argument, or an objection.
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              We will handle what persons are apt to envy others.
                                                    --Bacon.
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     To handle without gloves. See under Glove. [Colloq.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Handling \Han"dling\ (h[a^]n"dl[i^]ng), n. [AS. handlung.]
     1. A touching, controlling, managing, using, etc., with the
        hand or hands, or as with the hands. See Handle, v. t.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The heavens and your fair handling
              Have made you master of the field this day.
                                                    --Spenser.
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     2. (Drawing, Painting, etc.) The mode of using the pencil or
        brush, etc.; style of touch. --Fairholt.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Manhandle \Man*han"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. -handled; p. pr.
     & vb. n. -handling.]
     1. To move, or manage, by human force without mechanical aid;
        as, to manhandle a cannon.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. To handle roughly; as, the captive was manhandled.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Manhandle \Man*han"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. -handled; p. pr.
     & vb. n. -handling.]
     1. To move, or manage, by human force without mechanical aid;
        as, to manhandle a cannon.
  
     2. To handle roughly; as, the captive was manhandled.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Handle \Han"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Handled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Handling .] [OE. handlen, AS. handian; akin to D. handelen
     to trade, G. handeln. See Hand.]
     1. To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the
        hand.
  
              Handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh.
                                                    --Luke xxiv.
                                                    39.
  
              About his altar, handling holy things. --Milton.
  
     2. To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield;
        often, to manage skillfully.
  
              That fellow handles his bow like a crowkeeper.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     3. To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of,
        with the hands.
  
              The hardness of the winters forces the breeders to
              house and handle their colts six months every year.
                                                    --Sir W.
                                                    Temple.
  
     4. 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.
  
     5. To deal with; to make a business of.
  
              They that handle the law knew me not. --Jer. ii. 8.
  
     6. To treat; to use, well or ill.
  
              How wert thou handled being prisoner. --Shak.
  
     7. To manage; to control; to practice skill upon.
  
              You shall see how I will handle her.  --Shak.
  
     8. To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a
        theme, an argument, or an objection.
  
              We will handle what persons are apt to envy others.
                                                    --Bacon.
  
     To handle without gloves. See under Glove. [Colloq.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Handling \Han"dling\, n. [AS. handlung.]
     1. A touching, controlling, managing, using, etc., with the
        hand or hands, or as with the hands. See Handle, v. t.
  
              The heavens and your fair handling Have made you
              master of the field this day.         --Spenser.
  
     2. (Drawing, Painting, etc.) The mode of using the pencil or
        brush, etc.; style of touch. --Fairholt.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  handling
       n 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 [syn: manipulation]
       3: the management of someone or something; "the handling of
          prisoners"; "the treatment of water sewage"; "the right to
          equal treatment in the criminal justice system" [syn: treatment]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  handling
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 ο χειρισμός
     2 η μεταχείριση
     3 η διακίνηση εμπορευμάτων

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  handling
     n.
     1 A touching, controlling, managing, using, take care of, etc., with
  the hand or hands, or as with the hands.
     2 (lb en obsolete) The mechanism for handling or manipulating
  something.
     vb.
     (present participle of en handle nocat=1)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     1 an act, deed
     2 action
     3 the plot or storyline, in a work of fiction
     4 shopping; the action of visiting shops
     Romanian n.
     baggage (l en handling) in the airport

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  handling
     n.
     1 A touching, controlling, managing, using, take care of, etc., with
  the hand or hands, or as with the hands.
     2 (lb en obsolete) The mechanism for handling or manipulating
  something.
     vb.
     (present participle of en handle nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  handling
     n.
     1 A touching, controlling, managing, using, take care of, etc., with
  the hand or hands, or as with the hands.
     2 (lb en obsolete) The mechanism for handling or manipulating
  something.
     vb.
     (present participle of en handle nocat=1)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     1 an act, deed
     2 action
     3 the plot or storyline, in a work of fiction
     4 shopping; the action of visiting shops
     Romanian n.
     baggage (l en handling) in the airport

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  handling
     n.
     1 A touching, controlling, managing, using, take care of, etc., with
  the hand or hands, or as with the hands.
     2 (lb en obsolete) The mechanism for handling or manipulating
  something.
     vb.
     (present participle of en handle nocat=1)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     1 an act, deed
     2 action
     3 the plot or storyline, in a work of fiction
     4 shopping; the action of visiting shops
     Swedish n.
     1 c an act, a deed
     2 c an act, a document
     3 c action
     4 c the plot or storyline, in a work of fiction
     5 c shopping; the action of visiting shops

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  handling
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm h andl ing e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  handling
     n.
     1 det en bok, föreställning, film eller annan berättelse handlar om;
  innehållet i den text som beskriver vad som händer i berättelsen
     2 gärning; bedrift; det som någon utför /i livet/
     3 /mer eller mindre officiellt/ dokument
     4 det att handla (införskaffa varor i (livsmedels)butik), eller
  tillfälle när någon handlar

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  handling
     n.
     1 det en bok, föreställning, film eller annan berättelse handlar om;
  innehållet i den text som beskriver vad som händer i berättelsen
     2 gärning; bedrift; det som någon utför /i livet/
     3 /mer eller mindre officiellt/ dokument
     4 det att handla (införskaffa varor i (livsmedels)butik), eller
  tillfälle när någon handlar

From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:dan-eng ]


  handling /hˈanlʔeŋ/ 
  1. achievement, act, action
  2. accomplishment

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Handling /hˈandlɪŋ/
  المعالجة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  handling //ˈhændlɪŋ// //ˈhændl̩ɪŋ// 
  манипулиране
  touching, controlling, managing with the hands

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  handling /hˈandlɪŋ/
  zacházení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  handling /hˈandlɪŋ/
  jízdní vlastnosti

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  handling /hˈandlɪŋ/ 
  obsluha

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  handling /hˈandlɪŋ/ 
  manipulace