Topic: TECHNOLOGY
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| Language: | Old English |
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handle2 S3 [countable]
1DT the part of a door that you use for opening it : 
Then he turned the handle and went in.
Then he turned the handle and went in.2DT the part of an object that you use for holding it : a knife with a carved wooden handle the handle of his cup a broom handle
a knife with a carved wooden handlethe handle of his cupa broom handle3 to start to understand a situation, subject etc : It's difficult to get a handle on how widespread this problem is.
get a handle on something
It's difficult to get a handle on how widespread this problem is.