care, treatment; touch
feel, touch with the hands; deal in, do business with; manage; treat
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Handling Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
The mode of using the pencil or brush, etc.; style of touch.
The mode of using the pencil or brush, etc.; style of touch.
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Handle
of Handle
(n.)
A touching, controlling, managing, using, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands. See Handle, v. t.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA touching, controlling, managing, using, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands. See Handle, v. t.
handling
\han"dling\ (?), n. [as. handlung.]
1. a touching, controlling, managing, using, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands. see handle, v. t. the heavens and your fair handling have made you master of the field this day.
2. (drawing, painting, etc.) the mode of using the pencil or brush, etc.; style of touch.
handling
n
1. manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
2. the action of touching with the hands or the skillful use of the hands [syn: manipulation]
3. the management of someone or something; "the handling of prisoners" or "the treatment of water sewage"; "the right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system" [syn: treatment]
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constraint handling in prolog
Noun
1. manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
(hypernym) manual labor, manual labour
(hyponym) materials handling
2. the action of touching with the hands or the skillful use of the hands
(synonym) manipulation
(hypernym) touch, touching
(hyponym) fielding
(derivation) handle, palm
3. the management of someone or something; "the handling of prisoners"; "the treatment of water sewage"; "the right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system"
(synonym) treatment
(hypernym) management, direction
(hyponym) bioremediation
(derivation) manage, deal, care, handle
Noun
1. the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"
(synonym) grip, handgrip, hold
(hypernym) appendage
(hyponym) ax handle, axe handle
(part-holonym) edge tool
(part-meronym) shank, stem
(derivation) palm
Verb
1. be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"
(synonym) manage, deal, care
(hypernym) control, command
(hyponym) administer, administrate
(derivation) handler
2. interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
(synonym) treat, do by
(hypernym) interact
(hyponym) mock, bemock
(verb-group) cover, treat, plow, deal, address
3. deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"
(synonym) cover, treat, plow, deal, address
(hypernym) broach, initiate
(hyponym) theologize, theologise
(verb-group) treat, do by
4. touch, lift, or hold with the hands; "Don't handle the merchandise"
(synonym) palm
(hypernym) touch
(hyponym) field
(derivation) grip, handgrip, hold
5. handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"
(synonym) wield
(hypernym) manipulate
(hyponym) ply
6. show and train; "The prize-winning poodle was handled by Mrs. Priscilla Prescott"
(hypernym) manipulate, keep in line, control
(derivation) animal trainer, handler
Handling Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
Physically moving cargo between point-of-rest and any place on the terminal facility, other than the end of ship's tackle. (MARAD1)
By the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
the creation, defined modification or temporary keeping of a spatial arrangement of geometrically defined bodies in a reference coordinate system
Handling Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
Handling Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Handling stolen goods is the name of a statutory offence in England and Wales and Northern Ireland. It takes place after a theft or other dishonest acquisition is completed and may be committed by a fence or other person who helps the thief to realise the value of the stolen goods. It replaces the offence of receiving stolen goods under section 33 of the Larceny Act 1916.
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Handling Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
handling; stroking; taking away
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) , by Roswell D. Hitchcock. About