Definitions for hand-to-hand
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
hand′-to-hand′(adj.)
close to one's adversary; at close quarters:
hand-to-hand combat.
Origin of hand-to-hand:
1400–50
Princeton's WordNet
hand-to-hand(adverb)
being at close quarters
"hand-to-hand fighting"
hand to hand(adverb)
at close quarters
"fought hand to hand"
Wiktionary
hand-to-hand(Adjective)
Close together, within arm's reach.
hand-to-hand(Adjective)
Especially, fighting done within reach rather than at range. May or may not indicate unarmed combat.
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