Definitions
A part held by hand; also to manage or deal with.
Word origin
From Middle English handel, handle, from Old English handle (“handle”), from Proto-West Germanic *handulā (“handle”). See verb below. Cognate with German Hantel (“dumbbell, barbell”), Danish handel (“handle”). Related to hand.
Used in a sentence
“Once his fingers strayed to the handle of his hunting-knife, and I should have interfered had I not been conscious that Wickliffe was on his guard.”
“By pushing the fork downwards so that its teeth pass the handle of the stopper, and then turning the cover of the desiccator 90°, the handle of the stopper falls into the furrows and rests upon them.”
“But first they were gonna stop in Las Vegas / It's off to Las Vegas / To check out the lounges / Pull a few handles”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Grip on a mug”6 letters
02“Part used for holding”6 letters
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