The difference between Bail and Handle
When used as nouns, bail means security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial, whereas handle means the part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
When used as verbs, bail means to secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail, whereas handle means to touch.
check bellow for the other definitions of Bail and Handle
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Bail as a noun:
Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.
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Bail as a noun (legal, UK):
Release from imprisonment on payment of such money.
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Bail as a noun (legal, UK):
The person providing such payment.
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Bail as a noun:
A bucket or scoop used for removing water from a boat etc.
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Bail as a noun:
A person who bails water out of a boat.
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Bail as a noun (obsolete):
Custody; keeping.
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Bail as a verb:
To secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail.
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Bail as a verb (legal):
To release a person under such guarantee.
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Bail as a verb (legal):
To hand over personal property to be held temporarily by another as a bailment.
Examples:
"to bail cloth to a tailor to be made into a garment; to bail goods to a carrier"
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Bail as a verb (nautical, transitive):
To remove (water) from a boat by scooping it out.
Examples:
"to bail water out of a boat"
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Bail as a verb (nautical, transitive):
To remove water from (a boat) by scooping it out.
Examples:
"to bail a boat"
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Bail as a verb:
To set free; to deliver; to release.
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Bail as a verb (slang):
To exit quickly.
Examples:
"With his engine in flames, the pilot had no choice but to bail."
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Bail as a verb (informal):
To fail to meet a commitment.
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Bail as a noun:
A hoop, ring or handle (especially of a kettle or bucket).
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Bail as a noun:
A stall for a cow (or other animal) (usually tethered with a semi-circular hoop).
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Bail as a noun:
A hinged bar as a restraint for animals, or on a typewriter.
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Bail as a noun (chiefly, Australia, and, New Zealand):
A frame to restrain a cow during milking or feeding.
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Bail as a noun:
A hoop, ring, or other object used to connect a pendant to a necklace.
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Bail as a noun (cricket):
One of the two wooden crosspieces that rest on top of the stumps to form a wicket.
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Bail as a noun (furniture):
Normally curved handle suspended between sockets as a drawer pull. This may also be on a kettle or pail.
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Bail as a verb:
To secure the head of a cow during milking.
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Bail as a verb (rare):
To confine.
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Bail as a verb (Australia, New Zealand):
To secure (a cow) by placing its head in a bail for milking.
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Bail as a verb (Australia, New Zealand):
To keep (a traveller) detained in order to rob them; to corner (a wild animal); loosely, to detain, hold up. (Usually with .)
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Handle as a noun:
The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
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Handle as a noun:
An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool.
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Handle as a noun (gambling):
The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.
Examples:
"The daily handle of a Las Vegas casino is typically millions of dollars."
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Handle as a noun (textiles):
The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience, and other qualities perceived by touch.
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Handle as a noun (slang):
A name, nickname or pseudonym.
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Handle as a noun (computing):
A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.
Examples:
"This article describes how to find the module name from the window handle."
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Handle as a noun (Australia, New Zealand):
A 10 fl oz (285 ml) glass of beer in the Northern Territory.
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Handle as a noun (US):
A half-gallon (1.75-liter) bottle of alcohol.
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Handle as a noun (geography, Newfoundland, and, Labrador, rare):
A point, an extremity of land.
Examples:
"the Handle of the Sug in Newfoundland"
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Handle as a noun (topology):
A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional balls.
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Handle as a noun (algebraic geometry):
The smooth, irreducible subcurve of a comb which connects to each of the other components in exactly one point.
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Handle as a verb (transitive):
To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).
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Handle as a verb (transitive, rare):
To accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands.
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Handle as a verb (transitive):
To manage, use, or wield with the hands.
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Handle as a verb (transitive):
To manage, control, or direct.
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Handle as a verb (transitive):
To treat, to deal with (in a specified way).
Examples:
"she handled the news with grace'', ''the Persians handled the French ambassador shamefully"
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Handle as a verb (transitive):
To deal with (a subject, argument, topic, or theme) in speaking, in writing, or in art.
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Handle as a verb (transitive):
To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell.
Examples:
"a merchant handles a variety of goods, or a large stock"
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Handle as a verb (transitive, rare):
To be concerned with; to be an expert in.
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Handle as a verb (transitive):
To put up with; to endure (and continue to function).
Examples:
"I can't handle this hot weather."
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Handle as a verb (intransitive):
To use the hands.
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Handle as a verb (intransitive):
To behave in a particular way when handled (managed, controlled, directed).
Examples:
"the car handles well"