| 单词 | panhandle |
| 释义 | panhandle (once / 7933 pages) 1v 2n 3n To panhandle is to beg for money outside, on a public street. Someone who needs money to buy a bus ticket home might panhandle. When people panhandle, they ask passers-by for cash. A man who's lost his job might panhandle so he can get something to eat. and a college student might panhandle on a busy street for money to buy a ticket to a concert. Panhandle is also a noun meaning a long, thin geographical area that's shaped like the handle of a frying pan. Both meanings date from the mid-19th century. WORD FAMILYpanhandle: panhandled, panhandler, panhandles, panhandling+/panhandler: panhandlers USAGE EXAMPLESThe woman was first arrested for panhandling in June. Washington Times(Dec 12, 2016) There will be two meetings in the Panhandle this month, and discussions about deer, elk and pronghorn are on the agendas. Washington Times(Dec 11, 2016) Only five counties in Florida got younger - and they were all located in the Panhandle. Washington Times(Dec 08, 2016) 1 v beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money 2Hyper beg ask to obtain free n the handle of a pan 3Hyper grip, handgrip, handle, hold the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it n a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia Hyper geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region a demarcated area of the Earth |
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