Phrase Hound found 44 phrases and 33 compound words that contain handle. The most common are listed below. Open handle in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 44
- door handleA mechanism attached to a door and used to open or close it.
- love handleA protruding area of fat on the side of the body, above the hips.
- file handleThe descriptor used to access a file in a file system.
- go off the handleTo die.
- fly off the handleTo become very angry or enraged; to throw a fit or go crazy.
- long handleForceful batsmanship.
- too hot to handleAn individual or situation that is too dangerous, difficult, or extreme that others do not wish to be involved with.
- dead man's handleA lever used as a safety device, typically on trains, which shuts off power if the operator releases their grip.
- went off the handlesimple past of go off the handle
- handle timeThe duration of a telephone call from a customer to a business (used as a customer service cost metric).
- man-handleAlternative form of manhandle: To move something heavy by force of men, without aid of levers, pulleys, machine, or tackles.
- handle with kid glovesTo treat (a person or a subject) very delicately or carefully, especially so as not to cause offense or controversy.
- drag handleSynonym of grab handle: A visual cue indicating where a displayed object can be activated for resizing, etc. using the pointing device.
- knife-handleThe grip of a knife.
- grab handleA visual cue indicating where a displayed object can be activated for resizing, etc. using the pointing device.
- going off the handlepresent participle and gerund of go off the handle
- cross handleA handle attached transversely to the axis of a tool, as in the augur.
- handle timesplural of handle time: The duration of a telephone call from a customer to a business (used as a customer service cost metric).
- handle upTo take care of business; to get on with doing something.
- Jesus handleSynonym of Jesus bar: A sturdy handle inside a vehicle designed to be held when the ride is bumpy.
- goes off the handlethird-person singular simple present indicative of go off the handle: To die.
- crank the handleTo perform a process; to do some work.
- get a handle onTo build or acquire a basic level of understanding or control.
- swing handleA pivoted handle of any utensil, especially a bail or other arched handle.
- gone off the handlepast participle of go off the handle: To die.
Compound words 33
- handlingA touching, controlling, managing, using, taking care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.
- handlerOne who handles something (especially manually) or someone.
- panhandleThe handle of a pan.
- manhandleTo move something heavy by force of men, without aid of levers, pulleys, machine, or tackles.
- mishandleTo manipulate something roughly, causing physical damage.
- axhandleThe handle of an ax.
- jughandleThe handle of a jug.
- handlelessWithout a handle.
- stickhandleTo maintain individual possession of the puck or ball by controlling it with movements of one's stick, especially to do so in a skillful manner.
- handleabilityThe condition of being handleable