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hand

/ hand /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
physical assistance
"give me a hand with the chores"
Type of:
aid assist assistance
verb Sense 2
guide or conduct or usher somewhere
"hand the elderly lady into the taxi"
Type of:
lead take direct
Derived:
helping hand
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 3
a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses
"the horse stood 20 hands"
Type of:
handbreadth handsbreadth
noun Sense 4
a member of the crew of a ship
"all hands on deck"
Type of:
sailor crewman
noun Sense 5
a position given by its location to the side of an object
"objections were voiced on every hand"
Type of:
side
noun Sense 6
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"
Type of:
collection aggregation accumulation
Kinds of:
bridge hand poker hand
Derived:
conduct carry on deal
noun Sense 7
a round of applause to signify approval
"give the little lady a great big hand"
Type of:
applause hand clapping clapping
noun Sense 8
one of two sides of an issue
"on the one hand..., but on the other hand..."
Type of:
side
noun Sense 9
ability
"he wanted to try his hand at singing"
Type of:
ability power
noun Sense 10
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
"he had the hands of a surgeon"
"he extended his mitt"
Type of:
extremity
Kinds of:
fist clenched fist hooks meat hooks maulers
Has parts:
arm homo man
Derived:
paw pass reach pass on turn over
noun Sense 11
a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece
"the big hand counts the minutes"
Type of:
pointer
Kinds of:
hour hand little hand minute hand big hand second hand
Has parts:
timepiece timekeeper
noun Sense 12
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"
Type of:
forepaw
noun Sense 13
something written by hand
"she recognized his handwriting"
"his hand was illegible"
Type of:
writing
Kinds of:
shorthand stenography longhand running hand cursive
Derived:
handwrite
Domain:
handwriting
noun Sense 14
a card player in a game of bridge
"we need a 4th hand for bridge"
Type of:
card player
Kinds of:
bidder bridge partner contractor declarer
noun Sense 15
a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
"the hired hand fixed the railing"
"a ranch hand"
Type of:
laborer manual laborer labourer
Kinds of:
farmhand fieldhand field hand farm worker herder
verb Sense 16
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"
Type of:
transfer
Kinds of:
give slip sneak deal hand over
Derived:
manus mitt paw passage handing over
See also:
distribute give out hand out hand down hand over
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody's (body part) ----s
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
16
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
85
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

aid assist assistance lead take direct handbreadth handsbreadth sailor crewman side collection