[
US
/ˈhændˌhɛɫd/
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ADJECTIVE
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small and light enough to be operated while you hold it in your hands
a hand-held computer
How To Use hand-held In A Sentence
- A lantern is a hand-held torch which has its batteries enclosed in the main body, while the umbilical has a battery that is separate from the lamp-head but linked by an umbilical electrical wire.
- The first hand-held phones, affectionately known as "bricks", were still big and bulky, only made voice calls, and cost more than $4000.
- You can use standard wireless technology in hand-helds that have a huge capacity - they can have up to 250 megabytes now.
- Figures were the same for a driver using a hand-held or hands-free phone and likelihood of a crash held true regardless of gender or age.
- Next up was a spear throwing demonstration, both directly hand-held and using a woomera, a device that helps increase the distance they can throw. 2008 October « Hyperpat’s HyperDay
- Froth sauce using a hand-held immersion blender and drizzle foam atop ravioli.
- Compact and light-weight waterproof hand-held turbidimeters are designed for portability and durability
- Fixed to the pulley was a long rope, which was hand-held. Australian Story Online - Chapter 2
- YGBSM said ... an absolute favorite breakfast taco of mine, that gets stares from every taqueria counter girl i've ever ordered it from is: chorizo con huevos, with a veneer of frijoles refritos, shredded cheese and a slice of bacon. my friends refer to it as the hand-held heart attack. gotta love living in sa, where there's no shortage of great breakfast taco places. Breaking the fast with tacos | Homesick Texan
- Saivonsac shot the entire film with a hand-held camera.