Definition of "hand"
- noun
The part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand; as,.
In linear measurement:.
A side; part, camp; direction, either right or left.
Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity.
A point of view.
Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence, manner of performance.
An agent; a servant, or manual laborer, especially in compounds; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty; a performer more or less skillful; as,.
An instance of helping.
Handwriting; style of penmanship.
A person's signature.
Personal possession; ownership.
Management, domain, control.
That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once.
Applause.
Agency in transmission from one person to another.
The feel of a fabric; the impression or quality of the fabric as judged qualitatively by the sense of touch.
Rate; price.
The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.
- verb
To give, pass, or transmit with the hand.
To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct.
To manage.
To seize; to lay hands on.
To pledge by the hand; to handfast.
To furl.
To cooperate.
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