handed

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    adj.

  • having or involving the use of hands

    a handed, tree-living animal

    a four-handed card game

    n.

  • the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; manus, mitt, paw

    he had the hands of a surgeon

    he extended his mitt

  • a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; hired hand, hired man

    the hired hand fixed the railing

    a ranch hand

  • something written by hand; handwriting, script

    she recognized his handwriting

    his hand was illegible

  • ability

    he wanted to try his hand at singing

  • a position given by its location to the side of an object

    objections were voiced on every hand

  • the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; deal

    I didn't hold a good hand all evening

    he kept trying to see my hand

  • one of two sides of an issue

    on the one hand..., but on the other hand...

  • a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece

    the big hand counts the minutes

  • a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses

    the horse stood 20 hands

  • a member of the crew of a ship

    all hands on deck

  • a card player in a game of bridge; bridge player

    we need a 4th hand for bridge

  • a round of applause to signify approval

    give the little lady a great big hand

  • terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos); "the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting"- Springfield (Mass.) Union
  • physical assistance; helping hand

    give me a hand with the chores

    v.

  • place into the hands or custody of; pass, reach, pass on, turn over, give

    hand me the spoon, please

    Turn the files over to me, please

    He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers

  • guide or conduct or usher somewhere

    hand the elderly lady into the taxi


English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

hands|handed|handing
syn.: command deliver give grasp handwriting laborer pass penmanship person possession transfer turn over worker

ant.: foot