Sekirov Dictionary

panhandle

/ˈpænˌhæn.dəl/

noun3

  1. The handle of a pan.
  2. (US) An area within a nation or subnational division that appears to stick out or project when viewed on a map; an especially elongated salient.
  3. The handle that activates an ejector seat.

verb2

  1. (US) To beg for money, especially with a container in hand for receiving loose change, especially on the street, and particularly, as a homeless or vagrant person.
  2. (figurative) To elicit; to attempt to obtain or provoke a certain response or answer.
forms

panhandled · panhandling · panhandles

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