Handle
Supply
Supply verb - To provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity.
How words are described
| good | good handle | good supply |
| low | low handle | low supply |
| short | short handle | short supply |
| complete | complete handle | complete supply |
| Other adjectives: current, heavy, small, massive, large, big, huge, new. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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He built up the country's gold supply to handle the issue, and by mid 1878 the problem seemed to be solved.
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These were obviously limited by both the auxiliary fuel supply and the amount of stress the engine could handle, but are probably the closest reality will come to the video game "Nitro Boost".
Source: Nitro Boost - In the episode "Too Hot to Handle" the outlaws steal Prince John's supply of water in order to help villagers struggling through a drought.
Cite this Source
Supply and Handle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/handle/supply
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