handle

noun

han·dle | \ ˈhan-dᵊl

Definition of handle

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : a part that is designed especially to be grasped by the hand

2 : something that resembles a handle

3a : title sense 4 a royal handle

b : name also : nickname went by his childhood handle

4 : hand sense 11c the smooth handle of silk

5 : the total amount of money bet on a race, game, or event

6 : a means of understanding or controlling can't quite get a handle on things

off the handle

: into a state of sudden and violent anger —usually used with fly seemed ready to fly off the handle