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Hand meaning in English
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Hand
see synonyms of handNoun
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
Example Sentences:'he had the hands of a surgeon''he extended his mitt'
2. hand, hired hand, hired man
a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
Example Sentences:'the hired hand fixed the railing''a ranch hand'
3. hand, handwriting, script
something written by hand
Example Sentences:'she recognized his handwriting''his hand was illegible'
4. hand
ability
Example Sentences:'he wanted to try his hand at singing'
5. hand
a position given by its location to the side of an object
Example Sentences:'objections were voiced on every hand'
6. deal, hand
the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
Example Sentences:'I didn't hold a good hand all evening''he kept trying to see my hand'
7. hand
one of two sides of an issue
Example Sentences:'on the one hand..., but on the other hand...'
8. hand
a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece
Example Sentences:'the big hand counts the minutes'
9. hand
a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses
Example Sentences:'the horse stood 20 hands'
10. hand
a member of the crew of a ship
Example Sentences:'all hands on deck'
11. bridge player, hand
a card player in a game of bridge
Example Sentences:'we need a 4th hand for bridge'
12. hand
a round of applause to signify approval
Example Sentences:'give the little lady a great big hand'
13. hand
terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos)
Example Sentences:'the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting'
Verb
15. give, hand, pass, pass on, reach, turn over
place into the hands or custody of
Example Sentences:'hand me the spoon, please''Turn the files over to me, please''He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers'
16. hand
guide or conduct or usher somewhere
Example Sentences:'hand the elderly lady into the taxi'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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