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hand·-held (hand′held′)

adjective

small enough to be held in the hand while being used or operated a hand-held computer
also written handheld hand′·held′

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hand-held Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • either: Portable equipment Electrical equipment connected to a fixed installation, or generator, that is either hand-held or hand operated.

Modifies a noun

  • camerawork: There's a lot of hand-held camerawork in the film, there's a lot of dynamism in the cutting.

Used with adjective complement

  • use: A simple ban on hand-held phones may simply encourage a wholesale transfer from drivers using hand-held to hands-free phone kits.
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