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  • Noun: handling  handling
    1. Manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something 
    2. The action of touching with the hands (or the skilful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means
      - manipulation 
    3. The management of someone or something
      "the handling of prisoners"
      - treatment
    Verb: handle  handl
    1. Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
      "This blender can't handle nuts"
      - manage, deal, care 
    2. Interact in a certain way
      "Handle the press reporters gently"
      - treat, do by 
    3. Act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
      - cover, treat, plow [N. Amer], deal, address, plough [Brit, Cdn] 
    4. Touch, lift, or hold with the hands
      "Don't handle the merchandise"
      - palm 
    5. Handle effectively
      - wield, manage 
    6. Show and train
      "The prize-winning poodle was handled by Mrs. Priscilla Prescott"

    Derived forms: handlings

    See also: handler

    Type of: broach, command, control, direction, initiate, interact, keep in line, management, manipulate, manual labor [US], manual labour [Brit, Cdn], touch, touching

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    Handling


  • [Business]
    noun [U]

    CARGO HANDLING, MANUAL HANDLING, MATERIALS HANDLING, SHIPPING AND HANDLING

    1 (Transport )

    the act or cost of storing, packing and moving goods:

    a $2 charge for postage and handling

    moves to cut handling costs

    The company plans to sell its handling division.

    Add $3 for shipping and handling.

    SYN CARRIAGE (BrE)

    handling charges/costs/expenses/fees a handling agent/company

    2 (Commerce )

    the cost of dealing with an order, booking tickets, etc:

    There is a small handling charge for advance bookings.

    3

    the way that sb deals with a situation:

    I was impressed by his handling of the recent buy-out.

    The chancellor has been criticised for his handling of the economy.

    ❖ assured/careful/firm/poor handling

    4

    the act of touching, carrying or moving sth:

    products that can stand up to rough handling

    baggage handling

    In the manufacturing industries heavy materials handling is often done by robots.

    ❖ baggage/food/materials handling

    ◆ careful/rough handling

    5 (IT )

    the activities of storing, moving, and processing data; the ability to do this:

    the system's handling of speech-recognition software

    6

    the process of dealing with sth:

    the firm's cash handling operations

    The airport has limited passenger handling facilities.


  • [Medicine]
    Physical manipulation of animals and humans to induce a behavioral or other psychological reaction. In experimental psychology,the animal is handled to induce a stress situation or to study the effects of gentling or mothering.

Examples

  • The handle of his hunting knife was neatly carved.
  • He groped for the door handle in the dark.
  • It became fragile and broke easily when handled.
  • I 'm afraid this is n't the proper way to handle the case.
  • Thomas was skilled in handling the ship.
  • Please use your best discretion to handle the matter.
  • Only if we handle them with kid gloves.
  • Future crises were handled crisply.
  • This port can handle up to 40,000,000 tons of cargo a year.
  • Fix the lock immediately below the handle
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