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1.nounThe part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
2.nounAn instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool, or an opportunity or pretext.
3.nounThe gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments."The daily handle of a Las Vegas casino is typically millions of dollars."
4.nounThe tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience, and other qualities perceived by touch.
5.nounA name, nickname or pseudonym.
6.nounA title attached to one's name, such as Doctor or Colonel."The successful businessman was knighted and acquired a handle to his name."
7.nounA reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable."This article describes how to find the module name from the window handle."
8.nounA 10 fl oz (285 ml) glass of beer in the Northern Territory. (See also pot and middy for other regional variations.)
9.nounA half-gallon (1.75-liter) bottle of alcohol. (Called a sixty in Canada.)
10.nounA point, an extremity of land."the Handle of the Sug in Newfoundland"
11.nounA topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional balls.
12.nounThe smooth, irreducible subcurve of a comb which connects to each of the other components in exactly one point.