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hand
/hænd/
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Definitions of hand
  1. noun
    the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
    "he had the hands of a surgeon"

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    manus mitt paw
    type of:
    extremity
    part of:
    homo man human being human arm
  2. noun
    a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
    "the hired hand fixed the railing" "a ranch hand"

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    hired hand hired man
  3. verb
    place into the hands or custody of
    "hand me the spoon, please"

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    give pass pass on reach turn over
    type of:
    transfer
  4. noun
    something written by hand
    "she recognized his handwriting" "his hand was illegible"

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    handwriting script
    type of:
    writing
  5. noun
    a card player in a game of bridge
    "we need a 4th hand for bridge"

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    bridge player
    type of:
    card player
  6. noun
    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"

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    deal
  7. noun
    physical assistance
    "give me a hand with the chores"

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    helping hand
  8. noun
    ability
    "he wanted to try his hand at singing"
    type of:
    ability power
  9. noun
    a member of the crew of a ship
    "all hands on deck"
    type of:
    crewman sailor
  10. noun
    a position given by its location to the side of an object
    "objections were voiced on every hand"
    type of:
    side
  11. noun
    a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece
    "the big hand counts the minutes"
    type of:
    pointer
    part of:
    horologe timekeeper timepiece
  12. noun
    a round of applause to signify approval
    "give the little lady a great big hand"
  13. noun
    a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses
    "the horse stood 20 hands"
  14. verb
    guide or conduct or usher somewhere
    "hand the elderly lady into the taxi"
  15. noun
    one of two sides of an issue
    "on the one hand..., but on the other hand..."
    type of:
    side
  16. noun
    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"
    type of:
    forepaw
Examples of hand
  • "he had the hands of a surgeon"
  • "the hired hand fixed the railing"
  • "a ranch hand"
  • "hand me the spoon, please"
  • "she recognized his handwriting"
  • "his hand was illegible"
  • "we need a 4th hand for bridge"
  • "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"
  • "he kept trying to see my hand"
  • "give me a hand with the chores"
  • "he wanted to try his hand at singing"
  • "all hands on deck"
  • "objections were voiced on every hand"
  • "the big hand counts the minutes"
  • "give the little lady a great big hand"
  • "the horse stood 20 hands"
  • "hand the elderly lady into the taxi"
  • "on the one hand..., but on the other hand..."
  • "the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting"
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