Hancock, John
Hancock, John

hand


Definition: Meaning of, hand in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / hand /

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hand hands
  1. part of body [countable] the part of your body at the end of your arm, including your fingers and thumb, that you use to hold things
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  2. help a hand help with something - used in the following phrases
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  3. control [singular, uncountable] control, power, or influence that someone has
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  4. get out of hand if a situation or person gets out of hand, they become impossible to control any longer
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  5. on the other hand also on the one hand. .. on the other hand used to give another opinion or fact that should be considered as well as the one you have just given
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  6. hands off spoken used to say that someone cannot have, take, or touch something
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  7. in hand if something is in hand, it is being done or dealt with
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  8. in hand British English if you work a week, a month etc in hand, you do not get paid until after you have worked two weeks, two months etc
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  9. in hand British English if you have time, money etc in hand, you have it available
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  10. in hand British English if a team or player has a game in hand in a competition, they still have another game to play in which they could gain more points
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  11. in the hands of somebody/in somebody's hands being dealt with or cared for by someone
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  12. hands up with your arms straight up in the air - used especially to tell someone to do this as a sign that they will not attack you
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  13. hands up used to tell people to put their arm straight up in the air if they know the answer to a question or want to say something
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  14. at hand formal likely to happen soon
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  15. at hand formal close to you and available to be used
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  16. at hand formal needing to be dealt with now
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  17. to hand British English something that is to hand is close to you, so that you can reach it easily
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  18. on hand close by and ready when needed
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  19. by hand done or made by a person rather than a machine
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  20. by hand delivered by someone personally, rather than being sent through the post, emailed etc
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  21. (at) first hand if you know or experience something first hand, you have personal experience of it
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  22. (at) second/third/fourth hand if you know something second, third etc hand, someone tells you about it, but you have no personal experience of it
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  23. at the hands of somebody caused or done by a particular person - used about something bad or unpleasant that someone does
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  24. get your hands on something informal to succeed in getting something
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  25. lay your hands on something to find or get something
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  26. come to hand if something comes to hand, it is there for you to use - used especially about something that is there by chance
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  27. get your hands on somebody spoken to catch someone you are angry with
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  28. have a hand in something to influence or be involved in something
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  29. hand in hand (go) hand in hand if two things go hand in hand, they are closely connected
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  30. hand in hand if two people walk, stand etc hand in hand, they walk, stand etc while they are holding each other's hand
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  31. have something/somebody on your hands to have a difficult job, problem, situation etc to deal with
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  32. be off your hands if something or someone is off your hands, you are not responsible for them any more
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  33. try your hand at (doing) something to try to do something you have not tried before
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  34. turn your hand to (doing) something to do something well, even if it is the first time you have tried
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  35. out of hand without even stopping to consider what someone has suggested, asked for etc
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  36. hands down easily
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  37. have your hands full to be very busy or too busy
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  38. good with your hands skilful at making things
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  39. on either/every hand written on both sides or in every direction
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  40. get your hands dirty informal to do hard or dirty physical work - usually used in questions or negative statements
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  41. get your hands dirty to get involved in the difficult, dishonest, or unpleasant side of something
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  42. keep your hand in to do something that you used to do a lot, so you do not forget how to do it
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  43. hand in glove closely connected with someone, especially in an illegal activity
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  44. hand over fist informal if you gain or lose something hand over fist, you gain or lose it very quickly
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  45. a big hand spoken used to tell the people who are watching a performance to CLAP or CHEER loudly
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  46. all hands on deck British English informal used to say that everyone is needed to help in a particular situation
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  47. the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing used to say that two parts of an organization that should be doing the same thing are each doing different things without the other knowing
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  48. worker [countable] someone who does physical work on a farm, factory, ship etc
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  49. cards [countable] the playing cards given to one person in a game
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  50. cards [countable] a single game of cards
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  51. clock [countable] a long thin piece of metal that points at the numbers on a clock
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  52. writing [singular] old-fashioned someone's HANDWRITING
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  53. somebody's hands are tied if someone's hands are tied, they cannot help in a particular situation because of rules, laws etc
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  54. tie/bind somebody hand and foot to tie up someone's hands and feet
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  55. tie/bind somebody hand and foot to make it very difficult or impossible for someone to do what they think is best
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  56. can do something with one hand (tied) behind your back spoken used to say that you can do something very easily
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  57. not do a hand's turn British English old-fashioned informal to do no work at all
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  58. somebody's hand (in marriage) old-fashioned permission for a man to marry a particular woman
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  59. horse [countable] a unit for measuring the height of a horse, equal to about 10 centimetres
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
hand handed handed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
handing hands
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  1. to give something to someone else with your hand
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  2. you have to hand it to somebody spoken used to say that you admire someone
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hand used in phrases

  • Black Hand (noun)
    1. a secret terrorist society in the United States early in the 20th century
  • Hand-Schuller-Christian disease (noun)
    1. inflammatory histiocytosis associated with disturbance of cholesterol metabolism; occurs chiefly in young children and is characterized by cystic defects of the skull and diabetes insipidus
  • Red Hand Defenders (noun)
    1. a paramilitary group of Protestants in Northern Ireland that tries to prevent any political settlement with the Irish Republic; attacks interests of Catholic civilians in Northern Ireland; responsible for arson and bombing and murder
  • at first hand (adverb)
    1. from the original source; directly
  • at hand (adjective)
    1. close in space; within reach
    2. close in time; about to occur
  • big hand (noun)
    1. points to the minutes
  • bridge hand (noun)
    1. the cards held in a game of bridge
  • by hand (adverb)
    1. without the use of a machine
  • cash in hand (noun)
    1. assets in the form of money
  • cash-in-hand (adjective)
    1. a cash-in-hand payment is made in the form of notes and coins so that there is no record of the payment
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hand used in phrasal verbs

  • hand back (phrasal verb)
    1. to give something back to someone
    2. hand someone back to someone to say that you have finished making a television or news report from a place to people and that you now let someone in the studio speak instead
  • hand down (phrasal verb)
    1. to give knowledge or skill to someone who is younger than you and will live after you have died
    2. to give clothes, toys etc to a younger child when an older child no longer needs them
  • hand in (phrasal verb)
    1. to give something to a person in authority
    2. hand in your notice / resignation to say officially that you have decided to leave your job
  • hand on (phrasal verb)
    1. to give someone something that was given to you
  • hand out (phrasal verb)
    1. to give things to different people in a group
    2. to give something such as information or advice to someone
  • hand over (phrasal verb)
    1. [transitive] to give something to someone by holding it in your hand and offering it to them
    2. [transitive] to give someone to the police or another authority that will become responsible for them
  • hand round (phrasal verb)
    1. to give things to different people in a group
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