handling

A touching, controlling, managing, using, take care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.

The mode of using the pencil or brush; style of touch.

A criminal offence, the trade in stolen goods.

To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).

To accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands.

To manage, use, or wield with the hands.

To manage, control, or direct.

To treat, to deal with (in a specified way).

“she handled the news with grace, the Persians handled the French ambassador shamefully”

To deal with (a subject, argument, topic, or theme) in speaking, in writing, or in art.

To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell.

“a merchant handles a variety of goods, or a large stock”

To be concerned with; to be an expert in.

To put up with; to endure (and continue to function).

“I can't handle this hot weather.”

To use the hands.

To illegally touch the ball with the hand or arm; to commit handball.

To behave in a particular way when handled (managed, controlled, directed).

“the car handles well”