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Definition of Hand

1. Verb. Place into the hands or custody of. "They hand the parcel to their parents"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

2. Noun. The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb. "He extended his mitt"

3. Verb. Guide or conduct or usher somewhere. "Hand the elderly lady into the taxi"

4. Noun. A hired laborer on a farm or ranch. "A ranch hand"

5. Noun. Something written by hand. "His hand was illegible"

6. Noun. Ability. "He wanted to try his hand at singing"

7. Noun. A position given by its location to the side of an object. "Objections were voiced on every hand"

8. Noun. The cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time. "He kept trying to see my hand"

9. Noun. One of two sides of an issue. "On the one hand..., but on the other hand..."

10. Noun. A rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece. "The big hand counts the minutes"

11. Noun. A unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses. "The horse stood 20 hands"

12. Noun. A member of the crew of a ship. "All hands on deck"

13. Noun. A card player in a game of bridge. "We need a 4th hand for bridge"

14. Noun. A round of applause to signify approval. "Give the little lady a great big hand"

15. 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"

16. Noun. Physical assistance. "Give me a hand with the chores"

Definition of Hand

1. n. 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. v. t. To give, pass, or transmit with the hand; as, he handed them the letter.

3. v. i. To coöperate.

4. n. A gambling game played by American Indians, consisting of guessing the whereabouts of bits of ivory or the like, which are passed rapidly from hand to hand.

Definition of Hand

1. Initialism. have a nice day ¹

2. Noun. The part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals. ¹

3. Noun. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand; as, ¹

4. Noun. In long measure, two different lengths: ¹

5. Noun. A side; part, camp; direction, either right or left. ¹

6. Noun. Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity. ¹

7. Noun. (archaic) Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence, manner of performance. ¹

8. Noun. An agent; a servant, or manual laborer, especially in compounds; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty; a performer more or less skillful; as, ¹

9. Noun. An instance of helping. ¹

10. Noun. Handwriting; style of penmanship. ¹

11. Noun. A person's signature. ¹

12. Noun. Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction; management; — usually in the plural. ¹

13. Noun. That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once. ¹

14. Noun. Applause. ¹

15. Noun. Agency in transmission from one person to another. ¹

16. Noun. The feel of a fabric; the impression or quality of the fabric as judged qualitatively by the sense of touch. ¹

17. Noun. (obsolete) Rate; price. ¹

18. Noun. Each of the pointers on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day. ¹

19. Noun. (context: firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim. ¹

20. Noun. The collective noun for a bunch of bananas. ¹

21. Verb. (transitive) To give, pass, or transmit with the hand. ¹

22. Verb. (transitive) To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct. ¹

23. Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To manage. ¹

24. Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To seize; to lay hands on. ¹

25. Verb. (transitive rare) To pledge by the hand; to handfast. ¹

26. Verb. (transitive nautical said of a sail) To furl. ¹

27. Verb. (intransitive obsolete) To cooperate. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hand

1. to present with the hand (the end of the forearm) [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Hand

1. The portion of the upper limb distal to the radiocarpal joint, comprised of the wrist, palm, and fingers. Synonym: manus, main. Origin: A.S. (19 Feb 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hand

hanaper hanapers hanaps hanatoxin hanatoxins hanawaltite hanazumo hance hanced hances

hanch hanched hanches hanching hancing hand (current term) hand-and-foot syndrome hand-build hand-cart hand-crafted

hand-down hand-eggs hand-eye coordination hand-foot-and-mouth disease hand-foot-and-mouth disease virus hand-held hand-held computer hand-held microcomputer hand-hewn hand-hold

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