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• good day, i wish you a pleasant day (internet slang)
part of the body at the end of the arm; handwriting; pointer on a clock; cards dealt to a card player; help; skill, ability; side; round of applause; worker; sailor; linear measure equal to 4 inches
give, pass using the hand; help, assist
of or pertaining to a hand
your hands are the parts of your body at the end of your arms. each hand has four fingers and a thumb.
the hands of a clock or watch are the thin pieces of metal or plastic that indicate what time it is.
if you ask someone for a hand with something, you are asking them to help you.
if you hand something to someone, you give it to them.
the hand of someone or something is an effective influence that that person or thing has on events.
hand can be added to some nouns that refer to objects such as tools, machines, or vehicles to form new nouns that carry the meaning of operated by hand rather than automatically.
a hand is also someone who is employed to do hard physical work; an old-fashioned use.
you use on the one hand when mentioning one aspect of a situation, and in the next sentence or paragraph you use on the other hand when mentioning another, contrasting aspect.
if you have a responsibility or problem on your hands, you have to deal with it. when it is off your hands, it is no longer your responsibility.
1. the job or problem in hand is the one that you are currently dealing with. 2. if you have something in hand, you have something that you have not used yet, which you can use later to gain an advantage over your rivals. 3. if you hav
if you know something off hand, you can think of it straight away without asking someone else or checking it in a book.
if someone is on hand, they are near and ready to help.
if you have something to hand, you have it ready to use when needed.
something that is at hand or close at hand is very near in time or place.
if you do something by hand, you do it using your hands rather than a machine.
two people who are hand in hand are holding each other's hand.
two things that go hand in hand are closely connected.
if you know a place like the back of your hand, you know it extremely well.
if you try your hand at a new activity, you attempt to do it.
if you have a hand in a situation, you are actively involved in it.
if someone gives you a free hand, they allow you to do a particular task exactly as you want.
if an audience gives a singer, actor, or sports player a big hand, they clap their hands loudly and cheer in order to show their appreciation of them; an informal expression.
if you force someone's hand, you make them do something sooner than they had planned to do it.
if you have your hands full, you are very busy.
1. if you reject an idea out of hand, you reject it immediately and completely. 2. if a person or a situation gets out of hand, you are no longer able to control them or it.
if a possession changes hands, it is sold or given away.
if you wash your hands of someone or something, you refuse to take any more responsibility for them.
1. if possessions, skills, or knowledge are handed down, they are given or left to people who are younger or who belong to a younger generation. 2. if people in authority hand down a decision, they make it public; used in america
if you hand in a written paper, you give it to someone in authority.
if you hand something on to someone, you give it or leave it to them.
1. if you hand out a set of things, you give one to each person in a group. 2. when people in authority hand out advice or punishment, they give it to people. 3. see also handout.
1. if you hand something over to someone, you give it to them. 2. if you hand over to someone, you make them responsible for something which you were previously responsible for.