hand
- In.part of the arm below the wrist
1) to shake smb.'s hand; to shake hands with smb.
2) to clasp, grab, grasp; take smb.'s hand
3) to hold; join hands
4) to lay one's hands on
5) to cup one's hands
6) to clap one's hands
7) to wring one's hands
8) to lower; raise one's hand
9) bare; delicate; dishpan (esp. AE); gentle hands (he grasped the hot metal with his bare hands)
10) a pair of hands
11) by hand (to do smt. by hand)
12) by the hand (to lead smb. by the hand; to take smb. by the hand)
13) hands off; hands up
helpactive participation14) to give, lend smb. a hand
15) to lift a hand (he would not lift a hand to help)
16) to have a hand in
17) a guiding; helping hand (to lend a helping hand)
18) a hand at, in, with (give me a hand with the dishes)
worker(esp. AE)
19) a hired; ranch hand
specialist20) an old hand (at smt.)
pointer on a clock21) an hour; minute; second, sweep-second hand
ability22) to try one's hand at smt.
control23) to get out of hand
24) to take smb. in hand
25) a firm; iron hand
pledge of betrothal(formal)
26) to ask for smb.'s hand
cards held by a player(also fig.)
27) to show, tip one's hand
28) to have, hold a hand
29) a good, strong; weak hand (she held a strong hand)
possessionownership30) to fall into smb.'s hands
31) to change hands
32) enemy; private hands (the documents fell into enemy hands)
source33) at first hand ('directly')
34) at second hand ('indirectly')
viewpoint35) on one hand ('from one viewpoint'); on the other hand ('from the other viewpoint')
closeness36) at, on hand (near at hand)
misc.37) to lay a hand on smb. ('to harm smb.'); from hand to mouth ('barely existing'); to have one's hands full ('to be very busy'); to eat out of smb.'s hand ('to be subservient to smb.'); to force smb. 's hand ('to compel smb. to act'); to throw up one's hands ('to give up'); to wash one's hands of smt. ('to shed all responsibility for smt.'); with a heavy hand ('crudely'); to suffer at smb.'s hands; with clean hands ('innocent'); to go hand in hand ('to go together'); to win hands down ('to win easily'); all hands on deck! ('all sailors on deck'); to have time on one's hands ('to have free time'); to have worthless property on one's hands ('to be burdened by worthless property')
IIv. (A) hand the salt to me; or: hand me the salt
* * *[hænd]delicatehold a handiron handjoin handslend smb. a handor: hand me the saltraise one's handranch handstrongsweep-second handtake smb. 's handtip one's handto shake hands with smb.to suffer at smb. 's handshands upall hands on deck! ('all sailors on deck')from hand to mouth ('barely existing')with a heavy hand ('crudely')on the other hand ('from the other viewpoint')with clean hands ('innocent')to have worthless property on one's hands ('to be burdened by worthless property')to eat out of smb. 's hand ('to be subservient to smb. ')to have one's hands full ('to be very busy')to force smb. 's hand ('to compel smb. to act')to throw up one's hands ('to give up')to go hand in hand ('to go together')to have time on one's hands ('to have free time')to wash one's hands of smt. ('to shed all responsibility for smt. ')to win hands down ('to win easily')dishpan (esp. AE)with (give me a hand with the dishes)gentle hands (he grasped the hot metal with his bare hands)on hand (near at hand)weak hand (she held a strong hand)private hands (the documents fell into enemy hands)helping hand (to lend a helping hand)(A) hand the salt to me['ability'] to try one's hand at smt.['cards held by a player'] (also fig.) to show['closeness'] at['control'] to get out of hand['help'] ['active participation'] to give['part of the arm below the wrist'] to shake smb. 's hand['pledge of betrothal'] (formal) to ask for smb. 's hand['pointer on a clock'] an hour['possession'] ['ownership'] to fall into smb. 's hands['worker'] (esp. AE) a hireda firma gooda guidinga pair of handsa hand atto change handsto clap one's handsto claspto cup one's handsto haveto have a hand into holdto lay one's hands onto lowerto take smb. in handto wring one's handshands off['source'] at first hand ('directly')['viewpoint'] on one hand ('from one viewpoint')at second hand ('indirectly')['misc. '] to lay a hand on smb. ('to harm smb. ')['specialist'] an old hand (at smt.)to lift a hand (he would not lift a hand to help)by hand (to do smt. by hand)by the hand (to lead smb. by the hand; to take smb. by the hand)
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
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