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 lengthequal 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 terminalpart 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"
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 forelimb 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 performermore 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
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 NiceDay. Typically used
to close a Usenet posting, but also used to
informally close emails; often preceded by
HTH.
Definitions of hand 
Afrikaans: hand
Arabic: يَد
Bulgarian: ръка
Brazilian: mão
Czech: ruka
German: die Hand
Danish: hånd
Greek: χέρι
Spanish: mano
Estonian: käsi
Farsi: دست
Finnish: käsi
French: main
Hebrew: יָד
Hindi: हाथ
Croatian: šaka, ruka
Hungarian: kéz
Indonesian: tangan
Icelandic: hönd
Italian: mano
Japanese: 手
Korean: 손
Lithuanian: ranka
Latvian: roka; plauksta
Malay: tangan
Dutch: hand
Norwegian: hånd
Polish: ręka
Persian: دست
Pashto: لاسه
Portuguese: mão
Romanian: mână
Russian: кисть руки
Slovak: ruka
Slovenian: roka
Serbian: šaka
Swedish: hand
Thai: มือ
Turkish: el
Taiwanese: 手
Ukrainian: рука
Urdu: ہاتھ
Vietnamese: bàn tay
Chinese: 手
