Handle
Handle verb - To control the mechanical operation of.
Usage example: learned how to handle basic woodworking power tools
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old handle | old pilot |
| good | good handle | good pilot |
| better | better handle | better pilot |
| short | short handle | short pilot |
| Other adjectives: certain, current, actual, real, excellent, experienced, new, former, competent. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Even the protagonist's Tsugumori is only superior in the sense that in the hands of a pilot that can handle it's idiosyncrasies it can move very quickly.
Source: Real Robot Genre -
Zechs remarks that the pilot must have undergone special training to be able to handle the Gundam.
Source: Charles Atlas Superpower - At least Unit 00 and Provisional Unit 05 is equipped with "Mode D" that is activated via a handle in the pilot seat.
Source: Self-Destruct Mechanism
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Handle & Pilot. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/handle/pilot>.
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