grab handle

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English

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Grab handles on a bus

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grab handle (plural grab handles)

  1. (graphical user interface) A visual cue indicating where a displayed object can be activated for resizing, etc. using the pointing device.
    Synonym: drag handle
  2. A handle that a person can hold onto for support, or to aid access.
    There is a grab handle on the wall by the back door.
    • 1961 March, B.A. Haresnape, “Design on the railway”, in Trains Illustrated, page 145:
      Illustrated are some of the attempts to improve grab-handles, cab-doors, etc., on the various locomotives, so that they are clean in design, free from dirt-collecting ridges and crevices, and of a neat appearance.
    • 2019 October 23, Pip Dunn, “The next king of Scotland”, in Rail, page 53:
      The disabled toilet also incorporates the mandatory nappy-changing table. [...] There is a sturdy grab handle to steady oneself while dealing with 'junior'. Once done, the nappy table flips back very quickly.

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