Definitions for hand-held
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
hand′held`(adj.)
orhand′-held`,
held in the hand or hands:
a handheld torch.
Category: Common Vocabulary
compact enough to be used or operated while being held in the hand or hands:
a handheld camcorder.
Category: Common Vocabulary
(n.)something small enough to be used or operated while held in the hand or hands:
She traded in her bulky old movie camera for a handheld.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of hand-held:
1920–25
Princeton's WordNet
hand-held, handheld(adj)
small and light enough to be operated while you hold it in your hands
"a hand-held computer"
Wiktionary
hand-held(Noun)
A personal digital assistant or video game console that is small enough to be held in the hands.
hand-held(Adjective)
Held in one or both hands.
hand-held(Adjective)
Small and light enough to be operated while held in one or both hands.
Origin: (see hand) + held
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