handling

Noun
  1. Manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something (synset 100714846)
    is a type of: manual labor, manual labour - labor done with the hands
    subtypes:
    • materials handling - act of loading and unloading and moving goods within e.g. a factory especially using mechanical devices
    • loading - the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc.
    • unloading - the labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc.
  2. The action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means (synset 100141472)
    is a type of: touch, touching - the act of putting two things together with no space between them
    subtypes: fielding - (baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field
    same as: manipulation
  3. The management of someone or something (synset 101137182)
    "the handling of prisoners"; "the treatment of water sewage"; "the right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system"
    is a type of: direction, management - the act of managing something
    subtypes:
    • bioremediation - the act of treating waste or pollutants by the use of microorganisms (as bacteria) that can break down the undesirable substances
    • dealing - method or manner of conduct in relation to others
    same as: treatment

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