The terminal part of the human arm located below the forearm, used for grasping and holding and consisting of the wrist, palm, four fingers, and an opposable thumb.
A homologous or similar part in other animals, as the terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates.
Any of the rotating pointers used as indexes on the face of a mechanical clock.
A pointer, as on a gauge or dial.
A style or individual sample of writing.
A signature: put my hand to the contract.
The cards held in a card game by a given player at any time.
The number of cards dealt each player; the deal.
A player or participant in a card game: We need a fourth hand for bridge.
A portion or section of a game during which all the cards dealt out are played: a hand of poker.
One who performs manual labor: a factory hand.
One who is part of a group or crew: the ship's hands.
The degree of immediacy of a source of information; degree of reliability: heard the scandalous tale at third hand.
The strength or force of one's position: negotiated from a strong hand.
Possession, ownership, or keeping. Often used in the plural: The books should be in your hands by noon.
Power; jurisdiction; care: The defendant's fate is in the hands of the jury. Dinner is in the chef's hands.
Involvement or participation: "In all this was evident the hand of the counterrevolutionaries"(John Reed).
An influence or effect: The manager had a hand in all major decisions.
Evidence of craft or artistic skill: can see the hand of a genius even in the lighter poems.
Permission or a promise, especially a pledge to wed.
A commitment or agreement, especially when sealed by a handshake; one's word: You have my hand on that.
A unit of length equal to 4 inches (10.2 centimeters), used especially to specify the height of a horse.
Something suggesting the shape or function of the human hand, especially:
Any of the rotating pointers used as indexes on the face of a mechanical clock.
A pointer, as on a gauge or dial.
A style or individual sample of writing.
A signature: put my hand to the contract.
The cards held in a card game by a given player at any time.
The number of cards dealt each player; the deal.
A player or participant in a card game: We need a fourth hand for bridge.
A portion or section of a game during which all the cards dealt out are played: a hand of poker.
One who performs manual labor: a factory hand.
One who is part of a group or crew: the ship's hands.
The degree of immediacy of a source of information; degree of reliability: heard the scandalous tale at third hand.
The strength or force of one's position: negotiated from a strong hand.
Possession, ownership, or keeping. Often used in the plural: The books should be in your hands by noon.
Power; jurisdiction; care: The defendant's fate is in the hands of the jury. Dinner is in the chef's hands.
Involvement or participation: "In all this was evident the hand of the counterrevolutionaries"(John Reed).
An influence or effect: The manager had a hand in all major decisions.
Evidence of craft or artistic skill: can see the hand of a genius even in the lighter poems.
Permission or a promise, especially a pledge to wed.
A commitment or agreement, especially when sealed by a handshake; one's word: You have my hand on that.
Lateral direction indicated according to the way in which one is facing: at my right hand.
A style or individual sample of writing.
A signature: put my hand to the contract.
The cards held in a card game by a given player at any time.
The number of cards dealt each player; the deal.
A player or participant in a card game: We need a fourth hand for bridge.
A portion or section of a game during which all the cards dealt out are played: a hand of poker.
One who performs manual labor: a factory hand.
One who is part of a group or crew: the ship's hands.
The degree of immediacy of a source of information; degree of reliability: heard the scandalous tale at third hand.
The strength or force of one's position: negotiated from a strong hand.
Possession, ownership, or keeping. Often used in the plural: The books should be in your hands by noon.
Power; jurisdiction; care: The defendant's fate is in the hands of the jury. Dinner is in the chef's hands.
Involvement or participation: "In all this was evident the hand of the counterrevolutionaries"(John Reed).
An influence or effect: The manager had a hand in all major decisions.
Evidence of craft or artistic skill: can see the hand of a genius even in the lighter poems.
Permission or a promise, especially a pledge to wed.
A commitment or agreement, especially when sealed by a handshake; one's word: You have my hand on that.
A round of applause to signify approval.
Physical assistance; help: gave me a hand with the bags.
handsSports A handball in soccer.
Games
The cards held in a card game by a given player at any time.
The number of cards dealt each player; the deal.
A player or participant in a card game: We need a fourth hand for bridge.
A portion or section of a game during which all the cards dealt out are played: a hand of poker.
One who performs manual labor: a factory hand.
One who is part of a group or crew: the ship's hands.
The degree of immediacy of a source of information; degree of reliability: heard the scandalous tale at third hand.
The strength or force of one's position: negotiated from a strong hand.
Possession, ownership, or keeping. Often used in the plural: The books should be in your hands by noon.
Power; jurisdiction; care: The defendant's fate is in the hands of the jury. Dinner is in the chef's hands.
Involvement or participation: "In all this was evident the hand of the counterrevolutionaries"(John Reed).
An influence or effect: The manager had a hand in all major decisions.
Evidence of craft or artistic skill: can see the hand of a genius even in the lighter poems.
Permission or a promise, especially a pledge to wed.
A commitment or agreement, especially when sealed by a handshake; one's word: You have my hand on that.
One who performs manual labor: a factory hand.
One who is part of a group or crew: the ship's hands.
The degree of immediacy of a source of information; degree of reliability: heard the scandalous tale at third hand.
The strength or force of one's position: negotiated from a strong hand.
Possession, ownership, or keeping. Often used in the plural: The books should be in your hands by noon.
Power; jurisdiction; care: The defendant's fate is in the hands of the jury. Dinner is in the chef's hands.
Involvement or participation: "In all this was evident the hand of the counterrevolutionaries"(John Reed).
An influence or effect: The manager had a hand in all major decisions.
Evidence of craft or artistic skill: can see the hand of a genius even in the lighter poems.
Permission or a promise, especially a pledge to wed.
A commitment or agreement, especially when sealed by a handshake; one's word: You have my hand on that.
A participant in an activity, often one who specializes in a particular activity or pursuit: an old hand at labor negotiations.
The degree of immediacy of a source of information; degree of reliability: heard the scandalous tale at third hand.
The strength or force of one's position: negotiated from a strong hand.
Possession, ownership, or keeping. Often used in the plural: The books should be in your hands by noon.
Power; jurisdiction; care: The defendant's fate is in the hands of the jury. Dinner is in the chef's hands.
Involvement or participation: "In all this was evident the hand of the counterrevolutionaries"(John Reed).
An influence or effect: The manager had a hand in all major decisions.
Evidence of craft or artistic skill: can see the hand of a genius even in the lighter poems.
Permission or a promise, especially a pledge to wed.
A commitment or agreement, especially when sealed by a handshake; one's word: You have my hand on that.
Possession, ownership, or keeping. Often used in the plural: The books should be in your hands by noon.
Power; jurisdiction; care: The defendant's fate is in the hands of the jury. Dinner is in the chef's hands.
Involvement or participation: "In all this was evident the hand of the counterrevolutionaries"(John Reed).
An influence or effect: The manager had a hand in all major decisions.
Evidence of craft or artistic skill: can see the hand of a genius even in the lighter poems.
Permission or a promise, especially a pledge to wed.
A commitment or agreement, especially when sealed by a handshake; one's word: You have my hand on that.
Involvement or participation: "In all this was evident the hand of the counterrevolutionaries"(John Reed).
An influence or effect: The manager had a hand in all major decisions.
Evidence of craft or artistic skill: can see the hand of a genius even in the lighter poems.
Permission or a promise, especially a pledge to wed.
A commitment or agreement, especially when sealed by a handshake; one's word: You have my hand on that.
An aptitude or ability: I tried my hand at decorating.
The aesthetic feel or tactile quality of something, such as a fabric, textile, or carpeting, that indicates its fineness, texture, and durability.
A manner or way of performing something: a light hand with makeup.
Permission or a promise, especially a pledge to wed.
A commitment or agreement, especially when sealed by a handshake; one's word: You have my hand on that.
v.
hand·ed, hand·ing, hands
v.
tr.
To give or pass with or as if with the hands; transmit: Hand me your keys.
To aid, direct, or conduct with the hands: The usher handed the patron to a reserved seat.
Nautical To roll up and secure (a sail); furl.
Sports
To give (the ball) directly to a teammate, as in football. Often used with off.
To carry, strike, or propel (the ball) with the hand or arm in violation of the rules in soccer.
v.
intr.Sports
To make a handoff, as in football. Often used with off.
Phrasal Verbs:
hand down
To bequeath to one's heirs.
To make and pronounce (an official decision, especially a court verdict).
To distribute freely; disseminate.
To administer or deal out.
Phrasal Verb(s): hand down
To bequeath to one's heirs.
To make and pronounce (an official decision, especially a court verdict).
hand onTo turn over to another. hand out
To distribute freely; disseminate.
To administer or deal out.
hand overTo release or relinquish to another. hand upTo deliver (an indictment) to a higher judicial authority.
Idiom(s):
at hand
Close by; near.
Soon in time; imminent: Retribution is at hand.
Idiom(s):
at the hand/hands ofBy or through the agency of: favors he received at the hands of his uncle.
Idiom(s):
by handBy using the hands; manually.
Idiom(s):
get/lay (one's) hands onTo get possessioon of; acquire or obtain.
Idiom(s):
hand and footWith concerted, never-ending effort: had to wait on them hand and foot.
Idiom(s):
hand in/and gloveOn intimate terms or in close association: "The folklore of American academia says that publishing and teaching go hand in glove"(Edward B. Fiske).
Idiom(s):
hand in handIn cooperation; jointly.
Idiom(s):
hand it to Informal To give credit to: You've got to hand it to her; she knows what she's doing.
Idiom(s):
hand over fistAt a tremendous rate: made money hand over fist.
Idiom(s):
hands down
With no trouble; easily.
Indisputably; unquestionably.
Idiom(s):
in hand
In one's possession: arrived with the contract in hand.
Under control: kept the tense situation in hand.
Under consideration: gave her attention to the matter in hand.
In preparation or process: With the work finally in hand, we began to see progress.
Sports Remaining to be played by one team but not by another: Their team is ahead in the standings, but our team has two games in hand.
Idiom(s):
off (one's) handsNo longer under one's jurisdiction, within one's responsibility, or in one's care: We finally got that project off our hands.
Idiom(s):
on hand
Present; available: Are there enough people on hand to hold a meeting?
About to happen; imminent; What is on hand for this evening?
Idiom(s):
on/upon (one's) handsIn one's possession, often as an imposed responsibility or burden: Now they have the grandchildren on their hands.
Idiom(s):
on the one handAs one point of view; from one standpoint.
Idiom(s):
on the other handAs another point of view; from another standpoint.
Idiom(s):
out of hand
Out of control: Employee absenteeism has gotten out of hand.
At once; immediately.
Over and done with; finished.
Uncalled for or improper; indiscreet.
Idiom(s):
to hand
Nearby.
In one's possession.
[Middle English, from Old English.] hand'er n., hand'less adj.
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