to touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.-to manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to manage skillfully.-to accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of, with the hands.-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.-to deal with; to make a business of.-to treat; to use, well or ill.-to manage; to control; to practice skill upon.-to use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a theme, an argument, or an objection.-to use the hands.-that part of vessels, instruments, etc., 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.-that of which use is made; the instrument for effecting a purpose; a tool.