What is the difference between handle and manage?
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A part of an object which is held in the hand when used or moved, as the haft of a sword, the knob of a door, the bail of a kettle, etc.
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That of which use is made; an instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool.
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(Australia, New Zealand) A 10 fl oz (285 ml) glass of beer in the Northern Territory. See also pot, middy for other regional variations.
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(American) A half-gallon (1.75-liter) bottle of alcohol.
(computing) A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.
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To use the hands.
* Psalm 115:7:
To touch; to feel with the hand.
* Luke 24:39:
To use or hold with the hand.
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To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to manage skillfully.
* Shakespeare, King Lear , IV-vi:
To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of, with the hands.
* Sir W. Temple:
To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell
To deal with; to make a business of.
* Jeremiah, 2:8:
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To treat; to use, well or ill.
* Shakespeare, Henry VI , Part I, I-iv:
To manage; to control; to practice skill upon.
* Shakespeare, Measure for Measure , V-i:
To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a theme, an argument, or an objection.
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(soccer) To touch the ball with the hand or arm; to commit handball.
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To direct or be in charge of.
To handle or control (a situation, job).
To handle with skill, wield (a tool, weapon etc.).
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To succeed at an attempt
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(obsolete) To treat with care; to husband.
(obsolete) To bring about; to contrive.
The act of managing or controlling something.
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Manage is a synonym of handle.
In intransitive terms the difference between handle and manage
is that handle is to use the hands while manage is to achieve without fuss, or without outside help.handle
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) handel, handle, from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- This article describes how to find the module name from the window handle .
- (gambling) The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.
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- The daily handle of a Las Vegas casino is typically millions of dollars.
- (geography, Newfoundland, and, Labrador, rare) A point, an extremity of land.
- Handle of the Sug, Nfld.
- (textiles) The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience, and other qualities perceived by touch.
- (topology) A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional balls.
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Derived terms
* give a handle * handlebar, handlebars * handlebody * handleless * handling * love handleEtymology 2
From (etyl) handlen, from (etyl) .Verb
- They [idols made of gold and silver] have hands, but they handle not
- Handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh.
- About his altar, handling holy things
- That fellow handles his bow like a crowkeeper
- The hardness of the winters forces the breeders to house and handle their colts six months every year
- a merchant handles a variety of goods, or a large stock
- They that handle the law knew me not
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- How wert thou handled being prisoner
- You shall see how I'll handle her
- We will handle what persons are apt to envy others
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Synonyms
* feel * finger * touch * deal * manage * treatDerived terms
* to handle without gloves: (colloquial) See under glove * mishandleEtymology 3
Originally Cornish-American, from (etyl) , later hanow (pronounced han'of'' or ''han'o ).manage
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Verb
(manag)- It was so much his interest to manage his Protestant subjects.
- The most vnruly, and the boldest boy, / That euer warlike weapons menaged [...].
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Synonyms
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* manageable * managed care * managed code * managed house * management * manager * managerial * unmanageableNoun
(-)- the winged God himselfe / Came riding on a Lion rauenous, / Taught to obay the menage of that Elfe [...].
- Young men, in the conduct and manage of actions, embrace more than they can hold.
- the unlucky manage of this fatal brawl