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Definitions of 'hand' Wordnet 

1. (noun) hand, manus, mitt, paw
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
"he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt"

2. (noun) hired hand, hand, hired man
a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
"the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand"

3. (noun) handwriting, hand, script
something written by hand
"she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible"

4. (noun) hand
ability
"he wanted to try his hand at singing"

5. (noun) hand
a position given by its location to the side of an object
"objections were voiced on every hand"

6. (noun) hand, deal
the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
"I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand"

7. (noun) hand
one of two sides of an issue
"on the one hand..., but on the other hand..."

8. (noun) hand
a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece
"the big hand counts the minutes"

9. (noun) hand
a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses
"the horse stood 20 hands"

10. (noun) hand
a member of the crew of a ship
"all hands on deck"

11. (noun) bridge player, hand
a card player in a game of bridge
"we need a 4th hand for bridge"

12. (noun) hand
a round of applause to signify approval
"give the little lady a great big hand"

13. (noun) hand
terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos)
"the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting"- Springfield (Mass.) Union

14. (verb) hand, helping hand
physical assistance
"give me a hand with the chores"

15. (verb) pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
place into the hands or custody of
"hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

16. (verb) hand
guide or conduct or usher somewhere
"hand the elderly lady into the taxi"


Definitions of 'hand' Webster 1913 Dictionary 

1. (noun) hand
that part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals; manus; paw. See Manus

2. (noun) hand
that which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand

3. (noun) hand
a limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey

4. (noun) hand
an index or pointer on a dial; as, the hour or minute hand of a clock

5. (noun) hand
a measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches; a palm. Chiefly used in measuring the height of horses

6. (noun) hand
side; part; direction, either right or left

7. (noun) hand
power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity

8. (noun) hand
actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence, manner of performance

9. (noun) hand
an agent; a servant, or laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty; a performer more or less skillful; as, a deck hand; a farm hand; an old hand at speaking

10. (noun) hand
handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad or running hand. Hence, a signature

11. (noun) hand
personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction; management; -- usually in the plural

12. (noun) hand
agency in transmission from one person to another; as, to buy at first hand, that is, from the producer, or when new; at second hand, that is, when no longer in the producer's hand, or when not new

13. (noun) hand
rate; price

14. (noun) hand
that which is, or may be, held in a hand at once

15. (noun) hand
the quota of cards received from the dealer

16. (noun) hand
a bundle of tobacco leaves tied together

17. (noun) hand
the small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim

18. (verb) hand
to give, pass, or transmit with the hand; as, he handed them the letter

19. (verb) hand
to lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct; as, to hand a lady into a carriage

20. (verb) hand
to manage; as, I hand my oar

21. (verb) hand
to seize; to lay hands on

22. (verb) hand
to pledge by the hand; to handfast

23. (verb) hand
to furl; -- said of a sail

24. (verb) hand
to cooperate


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