hand-held

Describes a device or tool that is designed to be held and operated in the hand.

• 🇩🇪Bezeichnet ein Gerät oder Werkzeug, das klein und leicht genug ist, um es in der Hand zu halten und damit zu arbeiten.

1. Portable and operated by hand B1 formal

   Describes a device or tool that is small and light enough to be held and operated in one's hands.

   • He used a hand-held scanner to check the barcodes.
   • The hand-held game console was popular with children.
   • She prefers a hand-held mixer for baking.

   🇩🇪Handgerät

   Synonyme: hand-operatedhandheldmanualpocket-sizedportable

• more hand-held comparative form
• most hand-held superlative form