panhandle

🇺🇸 /ˈpænhændl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpænhændl/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
verb
R

to beg for money or food from strangers in public places

He was panhandling on the street corner, asking passersby for spare change.

noun
R

a long, narrow strip of land that is attached to a larger area, like the handle of a frying pan

The Florida Panhandle is a popular vacation destination with its beautiful beaches and warm climate.

translation

v. to beg for money or food from strangers in public places
n. a long, narrow strip of land that is attached to a larger area, like the handle of a frying pan

Word Forms

3rd Present panhandles
Progressive panhandling
Past panhandled
Perfect panhandled
Plural panhandles