Noun | 1. | ![]() |
2. | hand - a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand" Synonyms: hired hand, hired man | |
3. | hand - something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible" Synonyms: handwriting, script | |
4. | hand - ability; "he wanted to try his hand at singing" | |
5. | hand - a position given by its location to the side of an object; "objections were voiced on every hand" | |
6. | 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" Synonyms: deal | |
7. | hand - one of two sides of an issue; "on the one hand..., but on the other hand..." | |
8. | hand - a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece; "the big hand counts the minutes" | |
9. | hand - a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses; "the horse stood 20 hands" | |
10. | hand - a member of the crew of a ship; "all hands on deck" | |
11. | hand - a card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge" Synonyms: bridge player | |
12. | hand - a round of applause to signify approval; "give the little lady a great big hand" | |
13. | 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 | |
14. | hand - physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores" Synonyms: helping hand | |
Verb | 1. | hand - 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" |
2. | hand - guide or conduct or usher somewhere; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi" |
HAND. That part of the human body at the end of the arm.
2. Formerly the hand was considered as the symbol of good faith, and
some contracts derive their names from the fact that the hand was used in
making them; as handsale, (q.v.) mandatum, (q.v.) which comes from a
mandata. The hand is still used for various legal or forensic purposes. When
a person is accused of a crime and he is arraigned, and he is asked to hold
up his right hand; and when one is sworn as a witness, he is required to lay
his right hand on the Bible, or to hold it up.
3. Hand is also the name of a measure of length used in ascertaining
the height of horses. It is four inches long. See Measure: Ell.
4. In a figurative sense, by hand is understood a particular form of
writing; as if B writes a good hand. Various kinds of hand have been used,
as, the secretary hand, the Roman hand, the court hand, &c. Wills and
contracts may be written in any of these, or any other which is
intelligible.
(chat) | HAND - Have A Nice Day. Often used sarcastically and in
connection with HTH, as in: > Where's the point of alt.stupidity? Between the 't' and the 's'. HTH. HAND. |