Definition of "panhandle" in English

noun

1. The handle of a pan.

2. (cartography, US) An area within a nation or subnational division that appears to stick out or project when viewed on a map; an especially elongated salient.

3. (aviation) The handle that activates an ejector seat.

verb

1. (intransitive, US) 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.

2. (transitive, figuratively, uncommon) To elicit; to attempt to obtain or provoke a certain response or answer.