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handle Noun

— A handle is the part of an object that you hold with your hand when you want to use or move the object. Some examples of handles are: the shaft of a sword, the knob of a door, etc. I grabbed the handle on the drawer and opened it. — A handle is a nickname or pseudonym. — A handle is a 10 fl oz (285 ml) glass of beer in the Northern Territory. — A handle is a 1.75-liter (half-gallon) bottle of alcohol.

handle Verb

— If you handle something, you touch it, you feel it with your hand. — How you handle an object is how you use it. You handle that gun pretty well. — To give and take; to have something pass through your hands; to buy and sell As a cashier, I handle money every day. That store handles many different items. — To deal with; to make a business of. They that handle the law knew me not - Jeremiah, 2:8 — To treat; to use, well or ill. How were you handled in prison? — To manage; to control; to practice skill upon. It won't be easy, but I think I can handle it.

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type Noun

— A type is one thing or a group of things that are all members of a larger group because of some similarity. I use the same type of camera at work. It's very hard to see the differences between the two types of bird. This type of snake is not dangerous to people. — A type is a person who is like people from a particular group who are all similar in some way. He's not the usually football type. — Type is letters that have been printed by a machine. The type in this book is too small to read. — Type is the blocks of metal with raised letters used to print text. With Gutenberg's movable type printing, books could be made using less money.

type Verb

— If you type something, you write it using a keyboard. I typed up the letter very quickly, so I hope there are no mistakes. Please, type in your user name and password. I don't want handwriting. Please, type it. I can't type with all my fingers. — If you type something, you put it into a particular group because of some group similarity. The Red Cross collects the blood and the technicians in the hospitals cross and type it.

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control Noun

— If you have control over someone or something, you can make it do what you want. He should try to take control and tell the other handlers what to do. in the rain, he had lost control on the wet surface and spun off the road. The country fell under the direct control of the army. They are trying to keep tighter control over spending. The government will demand improved pollution control systems for all factories. Most companies devote some resources to quality control and product testing. Unless birth control methods are used, sooner or later the woman is likely to get pregnant. The continuing Soviet desire for arms control led to a SALT II treaty. The brain's control systems tend to decline with age so that, for instance, our balance gets less good. The experimental group took the medicine while the control group took a sugar pill. Suddenly the airplane went out of control and started diving. — A control is a button, switch, dial, etc. that lets you make a machine do what you want. If you turn off your TV with the remote control, it continues to use a quarter of normal power. She touched the volume control and the sound dropped.

control Verb

— If you control something, you make it do what you want. Too many people are overweight because they can't control their eating behaviour. The company is controlled by a New York businessman. — If you control something, you do not let its numbers or size grow too much. The new plan should control inflation.

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