Definition of a handle

handle    

noun

• a bottle of liquor that has a handle.

  We're getting a couple handles of liquor for the camping trip.

  • See more words with the same meaning: alcohol.

  Last edited on Jul 14 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

• pseudonym.

  What's your handle?

  • See more words with the same meaning: names (related to).

  Last edited on Aug 31 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 31 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'alcohol':
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hooch	Definitions include: a promiscuous female.
snort	Definitions include: a gulp of alcohol.
suds	Definitions include: beer.
sauce	Definitions include: sexual activity up to the point of, but not including, sexual intercourse.
cris	Definitions include: Cristal.
Jamie	Definitions include: Jameson whiskey.
OE	Definitions include: Short for "Olde English 800" brand malt liquor.
Irish handcuffs	Definitions include: two drinks: one for each hand.
hard alcohol	Definitions include: liquor.
training wheels	Definitions include: salt and a lime to accompany a shot of tequila.
cold one	Definitions include: a beer.
cheeky few	Definitions include: an unspecified number of alcoholic drinks after work, usually meaning enough to have an invigorating effect, but without causing drunkenness.
belt	Definitions include: to hit.
oh be joyful	Definitions include: home-made alcohol.
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Other terms relating to 'names (related to)':
AKA	Definitions include: acronym of "Also Known As."
bob	Definitions include: to perform fellatio.

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Other terms relating to 'handle':
fly off the handle	Definitions include: to become enraged.
handles	Definitions include: good dribbling skills with a basketball.
love handle	Definitions include: subcutaneous fat deposits on the external oblique muscles of the abdomen - i.e. fat on one's sides.

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