handle

fit a handle on a door.

that's some handle for a baby.

handle a philosophic topic

The handle came off.

people who handle food.

they can't handle a job this big.

handle a bolt of fabric;

I can't handle children.

Please don't handle the merchandise.

a lawyer's ability to handle a case properly.

I can handle myself in a fight.

we had to pump the handle like mad.

had to handle the temperamental artist with kid gloves.