Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun panhandle

2 senses of panhandle

Sense 1
panhandle -- (a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area; "Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia")
       => geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region -- (a demarcated area of the Earth)

Sense 2
panhandle -- (the handle of a pan)
       => handle, grip, handgrip, hold -- (the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb panhandle

1 sense of panhandle

Sense 1
panhandle -- (beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money)
       => beg -- (ask to obtain free; "beg money and food")