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Definition of 'hand' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) hand
the terminal, prehensile part of the arm in humans and higher primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpals, fingers, and thumb.

2.  hand
the corresponding part of the forelimb in any four-legged vertebrate.

3.  hand
a terminal prehensile part, as the chela of a crustacean, or, in falconry, the foot of a falcon.

4.  hand
something resembling a hand in shape or function:
the hands of a clock.

5.  hand
a person employed in manual labor or for general duty:
a ranch hand.

6.  hand
a person with great skill in or knowledge of something, esp. through long experience:
an old hand at fund-raising.

7.  hand
a person with reference to an ability or skill:
a poor hand at running a business.

8.  hand
skill; workmanship; characteristic touch:
The painting shows a master's hand.

9.  hand
Often, hands. possession or power; control, custody, or care:
My fate is in your hands.

10.  hand
a position, esp. one of control, used for bargaining, negotiating, etc.

11.  hand
means; agency; instrumentality:
death by his own hand.

12.  hand
assistance; aid:
Give me a hand with this ladder.

13.  hand
side; direction:
no traffic on either hand of the road.

14.  hand
style of handwriting; penmanship.

15.  hand
a person's signature:
to set one's hand to a document.

16.  hand
a round or outburst of applause for a performer.

17.  hand
a promise or pledge, esp. in marriage.

18.  hand
a linear measure equal to 4 inches (10.2 centimeters), used esp. in determining the height of horses.

19.  hand
Cards.

20.  hand
the cards dealt to or held by each player at one time.

21.  hand
the person holding the cards.

22.  hand
a single part of a game, in which all the cards dealt at one time are played.

23.  hand
a bunch, cluster, or bundle of leaves, fruit, or the like.

24.  hand
the deviation of a thread or tooth from the axial direction of a screw or gear, as seen from one end looking away toward the other.

25.  hand
the properties of a fabric that can be sensed by touching it, as resilience and smoothness.

26. (v.t.) hand
to deliver or pass with or as if with the hand.

27.  hand
to help, assist, guide, etc., with the hand.

28.  hand
to give or provide with:
That handed me a laugh.

29.  hand
hand down,

30.  hand
to deliver (the decision of a court).

31.  hand
to transmit, esp. to a succeeding generation.

32.  hand
hand in, to submit; present for acceptance.

33.  hand
Football. to hand the ball to a member of one's team in the course of a play.

34.  hand
hand on, to transmit; pass on to a successor, posterity, etc.

35.  hand
hand out, to give or distribute; pass out.

36.  hand
hand over,

37.  hand
to deliver to another; surrender control of.

38. (adj.) hand
of, belonging to, using, or used by the hand.

39.  hand
made by hand.

40.  hand
carried in or worn on the hand.

41.  hand
operated by hand; manual.

42.  hand
at hand,

43.  hand
within reach; ready for use; accessible.

44.  hand
about to happen.

45.  hand
at the hand(s) of, by the action of; through the agency of.

46.  hand
by hand, by using the hands, as opposed to machines; manually.

47.  hand
change hands, to pass from one owner to another.

48.  hand
eat out of someone's hand, to be totally submissive to another.

49.  hand
force someone's hand, to compel a person to do or disclose something before he or she is ready to do so.

50.  hand
from hand to mouth, with nothing in reserve; precariously.

51.  hand
hand and foot,

52.  hand
with slavish attentiveness:
to wait on someone hand and foot.

53.  hand
hand in or and glove, in close association, esp. for nefarious purposes.

54.  hand
hand in hand,

55.  hand
alongside one another while holding hands.

56.  hand
closely associated; in cooperation.

57.  hand
hand over fist, speedily; increasingly:
making money hand over fist.

58.  hand
hands down,

59.  hand
effortlessly; easily.

60.  hand
indisputably; incontestably.

61.  hand
hand to hand, in direct combat; at close quarters.

62.  hand
have a hand in, to participate in.

63.  hand
in hand,

64.  hand
under control.

65.  hand
in one's possession.

66.  hand
in the process of consideration or settlement.

67.  hand
join hands, to unite in a common cause; combine.

68.  hand
keep one's hand in, to continue to work at or practice so as not to lose one's skill or knowledge.

69.  hand
lay hands on,

70.  hand
to obtain; acquire.

71.  hand
to seize, esp. in order to punish.

72.  hand
to impose the hands on in a ceremonial fashion, as in ordination.

73.  hand
on all hands or every hand,

74.  hand
everywhere.

75.  hand
on hand,

76.  hand
in one's possession; at one's disposal:
cash on hand.

77.  hand
present.

78.  hand
out of hand,

79.  hand
completely out of control.

80.  hand
without delay or deliberation.

81.  hand
show one's hand, to disclose one's true motives.

82.  hand
sit on one's hands,

83.  hand
to fail to applaud.

84.  hand
to fail to take appropriate action.

85.  hand
to hand,

86.  hand
within reach; accessible or nearby.

87.  hand
into one's possession or view.

88.  hand
try one's hand at, to undertake so as to test one's aptitude for.

89.  hand
turn or put one's hand to, to set to work at; busy oneself with.

90.  hand
wash one's hands of, to abandon any further responsibility for.

91.  hand
with a heavy hand,

92.  hand
with severity; oppressively.

93.  hand
in a clumsy manner; awkwardly; gracelessly.

Etymology:  (bef. 900; ME, OE, c. OS hand, OHG hant, ON h&oogon;nd, Go handus)

Definition of 'hand' Princeton's 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"


Definition of 'hand' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) hand
the part of your body with fingers
Hold your knife in your right hand.

2.  hand
hold hands
(of two or more people) to hold each other's hand
They walked along holding hands.

3.  hand
shake hands
to greet sb by moving their hand up and down with yours
They shook hands politely.

4.  hand
(get/take your) hands off
used to tell sb not to touch
Hands off the camera!

5.  hand
raise your hand
to put up your hand because you want to speak
Raise your hand if you know the answer.

6.  hand
one of the parts of a clock or watch that points to the numbers
the small/big hand

7.  hand
give sb a hand
to help sb
Let me give you a hand with the cooking.

8.  hand
lend a hand
to help
If everyone lends a hand we'll finish quickly.

9.  hand
at hand
near enough to reach or get easily
I usually keep a bottle of water at hand.

10.  hand
by hand
made or done be a person, not a machine
The fruit has to be picked by hand.

11.  hand
in sb's hands
sb's responsibility
The future of the company is in his hands.

12.  hand
on hand
available to be used
volunteers on hand to help

13.  hand
on one hand ... on the other hand
used for introducing two opposing opinions
On one hand I'd love to see them, but on the other hand it's a long way to travel.

14.  hand
out of hand
out of control
The party was getting out of hand.

15.  hand
out of sb's hands
no longer in sb's control
The matter is out of my hands.

16. (verb) hand
to give sth to sb with your hand
He handed her an envelope.; Lea handed the note to Dad.


Definition of 'hand' Webster 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


Definitions of 'hand' The Roycroft Dictionary 

hand
1. A conventionalized bread-hook.

2. An attachment at the end of the human arm which gives to another a lemon, or something that the owner of the arm can no longer use or that is harmful to him.


Definitions of 'hand' The New Hacker's Dictionary 

1.  hand
[Usenet: very common] Abbreviation: Have A Nice Day. Typically used to close a Usenet posting, but also used to informally close emails; often preceded by HTH.


Translation of 'hand' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: the part of the body at the end of the arm.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: hand Arabic flag Arabic: يَد Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: ръка
Brazilian flag Brazilian: mão Czech flag Czech: ruka German flag German: die Hand
Danish flag Danish: hånd Greek flag Greek: χέρι Spanish flag Spanish: mano
Estonian flag Estonian: käsi Farsi flag Farsi: دست Finnish flag Finnish: käsi
French flag French: main Hebrew flag Hebrew: יָד Hindi flag Hindi: हाथ
Croatian flag Croatian: šaka, ruka Hungarian flag Hungarian: kéz Indonesian flag Indonesian: tangan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: hönd Italian flag Italian: mano Japanese flag Japanese: 
Korean flag Korean:  Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: ranka Latvian flag Latvian: roka; plauksta
Malay flag Malay: tangan Dutch flag Dutch: hand Norwegian flag Norwegian: hånd
Polish flag Polish: ręka Persian flag Persian: دست Pashto flag Pashto: لاسه
Portuguese flag Portuguese: mão Romanian flag Romanian: mână Russian flag Russian: кисть руки
Slovak flag Slovak: ruka Slovenian flag Slovenian: roka Serbian flag Serbian: šaka
Swedish flag Swedish: hand Thai flag Thai: มือ Turkish flag Turkish: el
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese:  Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: рука Urdu flag Urdu: ہاتھ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: bàn tay Chinese flag Chinese: 

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