Handle ˈhændl Knife Noun Bre Turned Opened Door

• she turned the handle and opened the door.
• the handle of a knife
• a broom handle
• the handle's broken off this jug.

handle

1. the part of a door, drawer, window, etc. that you use to open it
• She turned the handle and opened the door.
2. the part of an object, such as a cup, a bag or a tool, that you use to hold it or carry it
• see also love handles
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/love-handles
• the handle of a knife
• a broom handle
• The handle's broken off this jug.
3. having the number or type of handle mentioned
• a long-handled spoon
4. a name or nickname
5. a username for the Twitter social networking service, sometimes written after the ‘@’ symbol, or the website address for that service, which acts as a link to the user’s profile (= a description of that person) and to messages written by or about the user
• See related entries: Social networking
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/social_networking/handle_2
• I added my handle at the top of my blog page so that readers could view my tweets as well as my blog posts.
6. to suddenly become very angry
• See related entries: Anger
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/anger/handle_3
• He seems to fly off the handle about the slightest thing these days.
7. to understand or know about somebody/something, especially so that you can deal with it or them later
• I can't get a handle on these sales figures.
8. to give somebody enough facts or knowledge for them to be able to deal with something
• Visiting the country should give us a better handle on understanding the problems.

Extra Examples

• His initials were on the knife handle.
• The table folds up and comes complete with a carrying handle.
• You have to turn the handle and then pull it towards you.
• He tried the handle but the window was locked.

Word Origin

• Old English handle (noun), handlian (verb), from hand.