Handle and Slip

Handle

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

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

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

Slip verb - To decline gradually from a standard level.

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Handle and slip are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Handle" instead a verb "Slip".

Nearby Words: slipped, slipup, slipping, slipper, slippy

old	old handle	old slip
long	long handle	long slip
small	small handle	small slip
massive	massive handle	massive slip
Other adjectives: big, little, tiny, black, red, longer.

truth	handle truth	slip truth
number	handle number	slip number
time	handle time	slip time
fact	handle fact	slip fact
Other words: money, information, enemies.

They grew out of it, but occasionally slip back into it for old times sake (although by the year 2020, they complain that they can't handle more than one joint anymore).

Source: The Stoner
One person could fall apart and slip into a depression, while another might mourn and be sad, but be able to handle it much better.

Source: Angst? What Angst?
On Pandorum Bower's concussion energy riot gun is mounted on a slip-on gauntlet with a small handle to fire (and charge up) the device.

Source: Arm Cannon

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Slip and Handle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/handle/slip

Handle & Slip. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/handle/slip>.

Slip or Handle. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/handle/slip.

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