Cross and Handle

Cross

Cross verb - To be unfaithful or disloyal to.

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Handle and cross are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Handle" instead a verb "Cross".

Handle verb - To deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently.

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Cross and handle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cross" instead a verb "Handle".

Nearby Words: hand, handled, handling, handler, handhold

good	good cross	good handle
similar	similar cross	similar handle
complete	complete cross	complete handle
heavy	heavy cross	heavy handle
Other adjectives: small, actual, massive, large, big, huge, wooden, little, makeshift, yellow, double, weird.

A fortune he loses when his company is sued after it's discovered the handle causes people to go permanently cross-eyed.

Source: Riches to Rags
When the first cross-over between Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series started, Batman fought Lex and won quite effortlessly when Superman thought he couldn't handle him.

Source: Not-So-Harmless Villain
She's also a practicing Japanese Christian, attending church and wielding a whip with a cross-shaped handle.

Source: Real Men Love Jesus

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