handlebar
924 |
door,
drawer, window, etc. that you use to open it jE X; ©X: She turned the handle
and opened the door.
►
OF CUP/BAG/TOOL # f- : # .
L -jL 2 the part of an object,
such as a cup, a bag, or a tool that you use to hold it, or carry it $j; Jfi; j&'M; ]EX: the handle of a knife ZJ $j o a broom handle # ffi — picture o bag, CUP, CUTLERY, SCISSORS, SCYTHE
—See also LOVE HANDLES
►
-HANDLED (in adjectives having the
number or
type of handle mentioned #■■■ A #3(ft; ^•
a long-handled spoon —
MM get/have a 'handle on sb/sth (informal) to understand or know
about sb/sth, especially so that you can deal with it or them later #1f; MM; MS: I can’t get a handle
on these sales figures. [
Xo give sb a 'handle (on sth) (informal) to give sb enough
facts or knowledge for them to be able to deal with sth ( ) #il, gift?, £3 — more at fly v.
handles ; 1EX
handle-bar
/'haendlba:(r)/
noun [C] (also handle-bars [p|.]) a metal bar,
with a handle at each end, that you use for steering a bicycle or motorcycle ( fEX: to hold onto the
handlebars UftftjEX —picture c> bicycle — see also drop handlebars handlebar mous tache noun a moustache that is curved upwards at
each end SAX#) hand ler
/‘haendla(r)/
noun (especially in
compounds A X X $1 J& Jl A
is)) 1 a person who trains and controls animals, especially dogs 3)11# M; ( A fa ) 1)1) AM 2 a
person who carries or
touches sth as part of their job $$ 35X; &X #: airport baggage
handlers 0
food handlers # np S # 3 (especially NAmE) a person who organizes
sth or advises sb *§. #; M |r] • the
President’s campaign
handlers
hand-ling /'haendlirj/ noun [U] 1 the way that sb
deals with or treats a situation, a person, an animal, etc. ( % fX A, ) &3S, Xftt, Xf#: I was impressed
by his handling of the
affair. flibf filo 0 This
horse needs firm handling. E S, fr
H f*
jjp ill|
o 2 the action of organizing or controlling sth j$r&l; US: data handling on
computer if (ftfSc#§&i:S
3 the action of touching, feeling or holding sth with your hands ( X#J )
Mil, Millie, S, toys that can stand up to rough handling (ft
4 the cost of
dealing with an order, delivering goods, booking tickets, etc. ( ijlg/ iT^#(ft )
# X, X ^ : a small handling charge A # W X % 9t
5 the way in
which a vehicle can be controlled by the driver ( ^|B|(ft
) S)3X a car designed for
easy
handling 6 = carriage(3)
'hand luggage (especially BrE) (also 'hand baggage, 'carry-on baggage especially in NAmE) noun [U] small bags that you
can keep with you on an aircraft XStfr
m )
hand-made /.haend'meid/ adj. made by a person using
their hands rather than by machines f — compare machine-made
hand-maiden /'haendmeidn/ (also hand-maid /'haend- meid/) noun 1 (old-fashioned) a female servant XX A;
#X 2 (formal) something that
supports and helps sth else fli 36 ;
31 51h : Mathematics was once
dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. ft ^ jA # H # X
lft»j0
'hand-me-down noun [usually pi.] (especially
NAmE) = cast-off: She hated having to
wear her sister’s hand- me-downs. ►'hand-me-
down adj. (especially NAmE) = cast-off
'hand-me-up
noun an item that sb gives to an older
member of their family because they no longer use it or because they have
bought sth better to replace it ( M
hand-off
/'haendDf; NAmE
-o:f; -a:f/ noun 1 (especially in rugby A^b^MS) an act of preventing an opponent from tackling you
by blocking them with your hand while keeping your arm straight # X ffi Xf X 2 (in American football
jit A AS) an
act of giving the ball to another player on your team iftM; #S hand-out /'haendaut/ noun 1 (sometimes
disapproving) food, money or clothes that are given to a person who is
poor H HI p°p ; & "n 2 (often Wsapproving) money that is given
to a person or an organization by the government, etc., for example to
encourage commercial activity i) 3 a free document that gives information
about an event or a matter of public interest, or that states the views of a
political party, etc. ## —see also press release 4 a document that is given to
students in class and that contains a summary of the lesson, a set of
exercises, etc. ( X ta
xxift) imwx
hand-over /'haendauvafc);
NAmE -ouvar/ noun [C, U] *1 the act of moving power
or responsibility from one person or group to another; the period during which
this is done ( Utl. the
smooth handover of power
from a military to a civilian government 2
the
act of
giving a person or thing to sb in authority ( ^ A ) 3cfcB, ±j$!: the handover of the
hostages A
M(ft£X
hand-phone /'haendfaun; NAmE -foon/ noun used in
,
hand-'picked adj. carefully chosen for a special purpose
hand-print /'haendprint/ noun a mark
left by the flat part of someone’s hand on a surface X^P ‘hand puppet noun (NAmE) = glove puppet hand-rail /'haendreil/ noun a long narrow bar that you can hold onto
for support, for example when you are going up or down stairs ( H$i#fft )
j&X — picture c> STAIRCASE