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Noun
- physical assistance
- give me a hand with the chores
- 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
- a round of applause to signify approval
- give the little lady a great big hand
- a card player in a game of bridge
- we need a 4th hand for bridge
- a member of the crew of a ship
- a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses
- a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece
- the big hand counts the minutes
- one of two sides of an issue
- on the one hand..., but on the other hand...
- the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
- I didn't hold a good hand all evening
- he kept trying to see my hand
- a position given by its location to the side of an object
- objections were voiced on every hand
- ability
- he wanted to try his hand at singing
- something written by hand
- she recognized his handwriting
- a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
- the hired hand fixed the railing
- the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
- he had the hands of a surgeon
Verb
- guide or conduct or usher somewhere
- hand the elderly lady into the taxi
- place into the hands or custody of
- hand me the spoon, please
- Turn the files over to me, please
- He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers