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grab handle

grab handle noun: a visual cue indicating where a displayed object can be activated for resizing, etc. using the pointing device.

grab handle: a visual cue indicating where a displayed object can be activated for resizing, etc. using the...
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Noun

grab handle (plural grab handles)

  1. A visual cue indicating where a displayed object can be activated for resizing, etc. using the pointing device.
    Synonyms:
    drag handle
  2. A handle that a person can hold onto for support, or to aid access.
    • There is a grab handle on the wall by the back door.
    • Illustrated are some of the attempts to improve grab-handles, cab-doors, etc., on the various locomotives, so that they are clean in design, free from dirt-collecting ridges and crevices, and of a neat appearance.1961 March, B.A. Haresnape, “Design on the railway”, in Trains Illustrated, page 145

Synonyms of grab handle

Forms of grab handle

pluralgrab handles

Words that rhyme with grab handle

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Questions about grab handle

What does grab handle mean?
Grab handle means a visual cue indicating where a displayed object can be activated for resizing, etc. using the pointing device.
What part of speech is grab handle?
Grab handle is a noun.
What is the plural of grab handle?
The plural of grab handle is grab handles.

Words near grab handle in the dictionary

  1. grab buckets
  2. grab by the lapels
  3. grab game
  4. grab hag
  5. grab hags
  6. grab handle
  7. grab handles
  8. grab hoe
  9. grab hoes
  10. grab hold
  11. grab iron

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