Handle and Know

Handle

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

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

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

Know verb - To have a practical understanding of.

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Handle and know are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Handle" instead a verb "Know".

Nearby Words: knowing, known

girl	handle girl	know girl
kind	handle kind	know kind
truth	handle truth	know truth
stuff	handle stuff	know stuff
Other words: rest, time, way, characters, information, magic.

The trio and crew alike do not know how to handle the situation but eventually they figure each other out and the brothers find somewhere they feel like they belong.

Source: Fanfic Recs / One Piece
More people understand the basic operation of a gun and how to handle them; more people know basic facts about how to handle a discovered crime scene (i.e., don't touch anything, and don't ruin any evidence, etc); more people know basics about how to fly a plane; the list goes on.

Source: I Know Mortal Kombat
As Gwedif points out, a human male brain doesn't know how to handle things like menstruation.

Source: Literature / Agent To The Stars

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