1. A touching, feeling, or manipulating with the hands.
2. the process of packing and distributing merchandise: a charge for shipping and handling.
3. the way in which something is handled or taken care of: a situation that required delicate handling.
4. the way in which a presentation, especially an artistic or theatrical work, is treated.

1. A touching, controlling, managing, using, take care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands. see handle
2. the mode of using the pencil or brush; style of touch - Fairholt
3. A criminal offence, the trade with stolen goods.
4. present participle of handle.

1. A touching, controlling, managing, using, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands. see handle, v. t.
2. the mode of using the pencil or brush, etc.; style of touch.

1. A touching, fingering, or using with the hand; manipulation; touch: either literally or figuratively: as, the handling of the bow in violin-playing; an artist's handling of his subject.
2. the act of supplying with a handle or handles; the operation of putting a handle on: as, the handling of pottery, or of saws.

1. the management of someone or something
2. manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
3. the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means