Handle and Pass

Handle

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

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Pass and handle are semantically related in undergo topic. In some cases you can use "Pass" instead a verb "Handle".

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

Pass verb - To shift possession of (something) from one person to another.

Usage example: could you please pass me the phone?

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Handle and pass are semantically related in undergo topic. Sometimes you can use "Handle" instead a verb "Pass".

Nearby Words: passage, passed, passing, passable

low	low handle	low pass
pure	pure handle	pure pass
long	long handle	long pass
similar	similar handle	similar pass
Other adjectives: short, fake, friendly, green, legal, convenient, small, actual, real, massive, huge, little, new, extra, double, red.

power	handle power	pass power
number	handle number	pass number
time	handle time	pass time
way	handle way	pass way
Other words: game, information, powers.

A 1980s traveler really did have to pass through similar gauntlets of airport attention-seekers, and probably wanted to handle them in Rex Kramer's no-nonsense fashion.

Source: Forgotten Trope
Some episodes like "Whale Whores" and "Night of the Living Homeless" teaches that the best way to handle your problems is to pass it onto another target.

Source: Family-Unfriendly Aesop
She's not sure how to handle the news and hopes the pass it off as her current lover's baby.

Source: Series / Devious Maids

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