hand-held
Britishadjective
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held in position by the hand
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(of a film camera) held rather than mounted, as in close-up action shots
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(of an electronic device) able to be held in the hand and not requiring connection to a fixed power source
noun
Example Sentences
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Food trucks and bars were scattered throughout, serving up tacos, burgers, hot dogs and other hand-held bites.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
At one hotel, Scheele propped a hand-held fan he’d bought for a festival on a bedside table using his wallet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Patent No. 3,819,921 for their hand-held aluminum calculator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Researchers have uncovered the oldest known hand-held wooden tools ever discovered, offering new insight into the skills and behavior of early humans nearly half a million years ago.
From Science Daily ● May 24, 2026
Two moonstones looked up at him in the light of his small hand-held fire; two pale moonstones buried in a creek of clear water over which the life of the world ran, not touching them.
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
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