name · noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈpænˌhæn.dəl/
UK, US:/ˈpænˌhæn.dəl/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
A city, the county seat of Carson County, Texas, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
The Alaskan Panhandle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
The handle of a pan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
noun
Meaning 4
An area within a nation or subnational division that appears to stick out or project when viewed on a map; an especially elongated salient.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: cartography, geography, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Broader terms: salient
5
noun
Meaning 5
The handle that activates an ejector seat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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6
verb
Meaning 6
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, intransitive
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verb
Meaning 7
To elicit; to attempt to obtain or provoke a certain response or answer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive, uncommon
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8
noun
Meaning 8
the handle of a pan
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: handle, grip, handgrip, hold
9
noun
Meaning 9
a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
10
verb
Meaning 10
beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: beg
History
Etymology
From its central location in the Texas Panhandle.
From pan + handle.
Probable back-formation from panhandler.
Across languages
Translations
49 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
дръжка на тенджера
(drǎžka na tendžera)
— handle of a pan
Dutch:
pannengreep
— handle of a pan
Dutch:
koekenpannengreep
— handle of a pan
Finnish:
pannun kahva
— handle of a pan
German:
Pfannenstiel
— handle of a pan
Hungarian:
serpenyőnyél
— handle of a pan
Hungarian:
serpenyő nyele
— handle of a pan
Icelandic:
pönnuskaft
— handle of a pan
Russian:
ча́пельник
(čápelʹnik)
— handle of a pan
Russian:
сковоро́дник
(skovoródnik)
— handle of a pan
Welsh:
coes padell
— handle of a pan
Welsh:
coes sosban
— handle of a pan
Czech:
výběžek
— any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan
Finnish:
uloke
— any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan
German:
Zipfel
— any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan
German:
Gebietskorridor
— any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan
German:
Landkorridor
— any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan
German:
schmaler Landabschnitt
— any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan
German:
Landzipfel
— any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan
German:
Gebietszipfel
— any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan
Hungarian:
kiszögellés
— any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan
Hungarian:
földnyelv
— any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan
Polish:
cypel
— any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan
Polish:
worek
— any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan
Russian:
вы́ступ
(výstup)
— any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan
Slovak:
výbežok
— any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan
Ukrainian:
виступ
(vystup)
— any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan
Welsh:
estynwlad
— any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan
Armenian:
մուրալ
(mural)
— beg for money
Bulgarian:
прося по улиците
(prosja po ulicite)
— beg for money
Dutch:
bedelen
— beg for money
Finnish:
kerjätä
— beg for money
French:
mendier
— beg for money
French:
faire la manche
— beg for money
French:
demander l'aumône
— beg for money
German:
betteln
— beg for money
Greek:
ζητιανεύω
(zitianévo)
— beg for money
Hungarian:
kéreget
— beg for money
Hungarian:
koldul
— beg for money
Italian:
elemosinare
— beg for money
Polish:
żebrać
— beg for money
Russian:
попроша́йничать
(poprošájničatʹ)
— beg for money
Russian:
христара́дничать
(xristarádničatʹ)
— beg for money
Russian:
ни́щенствовать
(níščenstvovatʹ)
— beg for money
Russian:
побира́ться
(pobirátʹsja)
— beg for money