Meaning of 'hand' (Webster Dictionary)
- That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man
and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals; manus;
paw. See Manus.
- That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office
of, a human hand
- A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or any one
of the four extremities of a monkey.
- An index or pointer on a dial; as, the hour or minute hand of
a clock.
- A measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches; a palm.
Chiefly used in measuring the height of horses.
- Side; part; direction, either right or left.
- Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill;
dexterity.
- Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence,
manner of performance.
- An agent; a servant, or laborer; a workman, trained or
competent for special service or duty; a performer more or less
skillful; as, a deck hand; a farm hand; an old hand at speaking.
- Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad or running
hand. Hence, a signature.
- Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction;
management; -- usually in the plural.
- Agency in transmission from one person to another; as, to buy
at first hand, that is, from the producer, or when new; at second hand,
that is, when no longer in the producer's hand, or when not new.
- Rate; price.
- That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once
- The quota of cards received from the dealer.
- A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together.
- The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped
by the hand in taking aim.
- To cooperate.
- To give, pass, or transmit with the hand; as, he handed
them the letter.
- To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct; as,
to hand a lady into a carriage.
- To manage; as, I hand my oar.
- To seize; to lay hands on.
- To pledge by the hand; to handfast.
- To furl; -- said of a sail.
Meaning of 'hand' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
Example in sentence:- a ranch hand;
- the hired hand fixed the railing
Meaning (2):
- a member of the crew of a ship
Meaning (3):
- physical assistance
Example in sentence:- give me a hand with the chores
Meaning (4):
- a round of applause to signify approval
Example in sentence:- give the little lady a great big hand
Meaning (5):
- the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
Example in sentence:- he extended his mitt;
- he had the hands of a surgeon
Meaning (6):
- the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
Example in sentence:- he kept trying to see my hand;
- I didn't hold a good hand all evening
Meaning (7):
- ability
Example in sentence:- he wanted to try his hand at singing
Meaning (8):
- something written by hand
Example in sentence:- his hand was illegible;
- she recognized his handwriting
Meaning (9):
- a position given by its location to the side of an object
Example in sentence:- objections were voiced on every hand
Meaning (10):
- one of two sides of an issue
Example in sentence:- on the one hand..., but on the other hand...
Meaning (11):
- a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece
Example in sentence:- the big hand counts the minutes
Meaning (12):
- a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses
Meaning (13):
- terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos)
Example in sentence:- the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting
Meaning (14):
- a card player in a game of bridge
Example in sentence:- we need a 4th hand for bridge
Meaning (15):
- place into the hands or custody of
Example in sentence:- hand me the spoon, please;
- He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers;
- Turn the files over to me, please
Meaning (16):
- guide or conduct or usher somewhere
Example in sentence:- hand the elderly lady into the taxi
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