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hand-held

/ˈhændˌhɛld/

hand-held adjective: held in one or both hands.

Adjective

hand-held (not comparable)

  1. Held in one or both hands.
    • He filmed the scene with a hand-held camera.
    • The hand-held game console became popular with children.
  2. Small and light enough to be operated while held in one or both hands.
    • This device is small and hand-held, perfect for travel.

Noun

hand-held (plural hand-helds)

  1. A personal digital assistant or video game console that is small enough to be held in the hands.
    • Near-synonyms: handheld console, hand-portable
  2. A snack food that is held in the hands while eating.
    • We offer sandwiches, tacos, and other hand-helds.

hand-held meaning in Malayalam and Vietnamese

hand-held in Malayalam

കയ്യിലൊതുങ്ങുന്ന

hand-held in Vietnamese

held in one hand
cầm tay

Synonyms of hand-held

Forms of hand-held

Adjective
alternative formhand held
alternative formhandheld
Noun
pluralhand-helds

Origin of hand-held

From hand + held.

Words formed from hand-held

Phrases with hand-held

Questions about hand-held

What does hand-held mean?
Hand-held means held in one or both hands.
What is hand-held in Malayalam?
Hand-held in Malayalam is കയ്യിലൊതുങ്ങുന്ന. See Hand-held meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is hand-held?
Hand-held can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce hand-held?
Hand-held is pronounced /ˈhændˌhɛld/.

Words near hand-held in the dictionary

  1. hand-for-hand
  2. hand-grenade
  3. hand-grenades
  4. hand-grip
  5. hand-grips
  6. hand-held
  7. hand-held console
  8. hand-held terminal
  9. hand-helds
  10. hand-hoe
  11. hand-hoed

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hand-held (page history and authors); hand-held (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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