handle

handle is a Verb

Definition:

[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.]