Hand

n.	1.	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.
	2.	That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand
	3.	A measure equal to a hand's breadth, - four inches; a palm. Chiefly used in measuring the height of horses.
	4.	Side; part; direction, either right or left. On this hand and that hand, were hangings. - Ex. xxxviii. 15. The Protestants were then on the winning hand. - Milton.
	5.	Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity. He had a great mind to try his hand at a Spectator. - Addison.
	6.	Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence, manner of performance. To change the hand in carrying on the war. - Clarendon. Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand. - Judges vi. 36.
	7.	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. A dictionary containing a natural history requires too many hands, as well as too much time, ever to be hoped for. - Locke. I was always reckoned a lively hand at a simile. - Hazlitt.
	8.	Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad, or running hand. Hence, a signature. I say she never did invent this letter; This is a man's invention and his hand. - Shak. Some writs require a judge's hand. - Burril.
	9.	Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction; management; - usually in the plural. Albinus . . . found means to keep in his hands the government of Britain. - Milton.
	10.	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.
	11.	Rate; price.
	12.	(Card Playing) That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once
	13.	(Firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim. Hand bag a satchel; a small bag for carrying books, papers, parcels, etc. Hand basket a small or portable basket. Hand bell a small bell rung by the hand; a table bell. Hand bill a small pruning hook. See 4th Bill. - Bacon. Hand car See under Car. Hand director (Mus.) an instrument to aid in forming a good position of the hands and arms when playing on the piano; a hand guide. Hand drop See Wrist drop. Hand gallop See under Gallop. Hand gear (Mach.) apparatus by means of which a machine, or parts of a machine, usually operated by other power, may be operated by hand. Hand glass a - A glass or small glazed frame, for the protection of plants. b - A small mirror with a handle. Hand guide Same as Hand director (above). Hand language the art of conversing by the hands, esp. as practiced by the deaf and dumb; dactylology. Hand lathe See under Lathe. Hand money money paid in hand to bind a contract; earnest money. Hand organ (Mus.) a barrel organ, operated by a crank turned by hand. Hand plant (Bot.) Same as Hand tree (below). - Hand rail, a rail, as in staircases, to hold by. Hand sail a sail managed by the hand. - Gwilt. Hand screen a small screen to be held in the hand. - Sir W. Temple. Hand screw a small jack for raising heavy timbers or weights (Carp.) a screw clamp. Hand staff a javelin. Hand stamp a small stamp for dating, addressing, or canceling papers, envelopes, etc. - Ezek. xxxix. 9. Hand tree (Bot.) a lofty tree found in Mexico (Cheirostemon platanoides), having red flowers whose stamens unite in the form of a hand. Hand vise a small vise held in the hand in doing small work. Hand work work done with the hands, as distinguished from work done by a machine; handiwork. - Moxon. All hands everybody; all parties. At all hands on all sides; from every direction; generally. At any hand in any (or no) way or direction; on any account; on no account. At first hand See def. 10 (above). - Jer. Taylor. At hand a - Near in time or place; either present and within reach, or not far distant. b - Under the hand or bridle. - Shak. At the hand of by the act of; as a gift from. - Shak. Bridle hand See under Bridle. - Job ii. 10. By hand with the hands, in distinction from instrumentality of tools, engines, or animals; as, to weed a garden by hand; to lift, draw, or carry by hand. Clean hands freedom from guilt, esp. from the guilt of dishonesty in money matters, or of bribe taking. From hand to hand from one person to another. - Job xvii. 9. Hand in hand a - In union; conjointly; unitedly. b - Just; fair; equitable. - Swift. Hand over hand by passing the hands alternately one before or above another; as, to climb hand over hand; also, rapidly; as, to come up with a chase hand over hand. Hand over head negligently; rashly; without seeing what one does. Hand running consecutively; as, he won ten times hand running. - Bacon. Hands off! keep off! forbear! no interference or meddling! Hand to hand in close union; in close fight; as, a hand to hand contest. Heavy hand severity or oppression. - Dryden. In hand a - Paid down. b - In preparation; taking place. - Tillotson. c - Under consideration, or in the course of transaction; as, he has the business in hand. - Chaucer. In one's hand a - In one's possession or keeping. b - At one's risk, or peril; as, I took my life in my hand. Laying on of hands a form used in consecrating to office, in the rite of confirmation, and in blessing persons. Light hand gentleness; moderation. Note of hand a promissory note. Off hand forthwith; without delay, hesitation, or difficulty; promptly. Off one's hands out of one's possession or care. - Spenser. On hand in present possession; as, he has a supply of goods on hand. On one's hands in one's possession care, or management. Putting the hand under the thigh an ancient Jewish ceremony used in swearing. Right hand the place of honor, power, and strength. Slack hand idleness; carelessness; inefficiency; sloth. Strict hand severe discipline; rigorous government. To bear a hand (Naut.) to give help quickly; to hasten. To bear in hand to keep in expectation with false pretenses. To be hand and glove with See under Glove. - Shak. To be on the mending hand to be convalescent or improving. To bring up by hand to feed (an infant) without suckling it. To change hand See Change. To change hands to change sides, or change owners. To clap the hands to express joy or applause, as by striking the palms of the hands together. - Hudibras. To come to hand to be received; to be taken into possession; as, the letter came to hand yesterday. To get hand to gain influence. To get one's hand in to make a beginning in a certain work; to become accustomed to a particular business. To have a hand in to be concerned in; to have a part or concern in doing; to have an agency or be employed in. To have in hand a - To have in one's power or control. b - To be engaged upon or occupied with. - Chaucer. To have one's hands full to have in hand all that one can do, or more than can be done conveniently; to be pressed with labor or engagements; to be surrounded with difficulties. To have the (higher) upper hand to have, or get, the better of another person or thing. To his hand in readiness; already prepared. To hold hand to compete successfully or on even conditions. - Locke. To lay hands on to seize; to assault. - Shak. To lend a hand to give assistance. To lift the hand against to attack; to oppose; to kill. To live from hand to mouth to obtain food and other necessaries as want compels, without previous provision. To make one's hand to gain advantage or profit. To put the hand unto to steal. To put the last hand to to make the last corrections in; to complete; to perfect. - Ex. xxii. 8. To set the hand to to engage in; to undertake. To stand one in hand to concern or affect one. To strike hands to make a contract, or to become surety for another's debt or good behavior. To take in hand a - To attempt or undertake b - To seize and deal with; as, he took him in hand. To wash the hands of to disclaim or renounce interest in, or responsibility for, a person or action; as, to wash one's hands of a business. Under the hand of authenticated by the handwriting or signature of; as, the deed is executed under the hand and seal of the owner. - Matt. xxvii. 24.
	1.	A gambling game played by American Indians, consisting of guessing the whereabouts of bits of ivory or the like, which are passed rapidly from hand to hand.
v. t.	1.	To give, pass, or transmit with the hand; as, he handed them the letter. [imp. & p. p. Handed; p. pr. & vb. n. Handing.]
	2.	To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct; as, to hand a lady into a carriage.
	3.	To manage; as, I hand my oar.
	4.	To seize; to lay hands on.
	5.	To pledge by the hand; to handfast.
	6.	(Naut.) To furl; - said of a sail. To hand down to transmit in succession, as from father to son, or from predecessor to successor; as, fables are handed down from age to age; to forward to the proper officer (the decision of a higher court); as, the Clerk of the Court of Appeals handed down its decision. To hand over to yield control of; to surrender; to deliver up.
v. i.	1.	To coöperate.

Noun	1.	hand - the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" Synonyms: manus, mitt, paw
	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" Synonyms: pass on, turn over, pass, reach, give
	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.

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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.

Have A Nice Day (telecommunication-slang, Usenet, IRC) To dream of your hands, represents your relationship to those around you and how you connect with the world. Hands serve as a form of communication. Perhaps you need to lend out a helping hand to someone. In particular, the left hand symbolizes your graciAdamite, John Hancock, X, abalienate, accessible, acclaim, acclamation, accomplished fact, accomplishment, ace, achievement, act, acta, action, administration, adventure, agency, alien, alienate, amortize, angle, appendage, applause, approaching, arm, arrow, aspect, assign, assist, assistance, at hand, auspices, authority, autograph, autography, bakehead, bank, barter, beam, being, bequeath, best bower, big hand, black gang, blaze, blow, blue-collar worker, body, boilerman, boost, border, bough, bower, branch, breadwinner, broadside, buck, bungs, burst of applause, cabin boy, calligraphy, cards, care, casual, casual laborer, cat, cede, chap, character, charge, cheek, cheer, chips, chirography, chop, christcross, cipher, circulate, clap, clapping, clapping of hands, claws, close, close by, closely, clubs, clutches, coast, come across with, comfort, command, commissary steward, common laborer, compass needle, complement, confer, connivingly, consign, control, convenient, convey, countermark, countersign, countersignature, counterstamp, coup, creature, cross, cure, custodianship, custody, customer, day laborer, deal out, dealings, deck, deckhand, deckie, deed, deed over, deliver, deliver over, demise, deuce, device, devolve upon, diamonds, digits, direction, direction post, disburse, dish out, dispense, disposal, disposition, disseminate, distribute, doing, doings, dole out, domination, dominion, duck, dummy, earthling, easily, eclat, effort, effortlessly, empery, empire, employee, encore, endeavor, endorsement, enfeoff, enterprise, exchange, exploit, face cards, facet, factory worker, fait accompli, fangs, feat, feed, fellow, find, finger post, fingernails, fingers, fireman, fist, flank, flush, fork over, forward, free lance, free-lancer, full house, full-time worker, gest, give, give in, give out, give over, give title to, give up, go, governance, government, graphanalysis, graphology, graphometry, grasp, grip, gripe, groundling, guardianship, guidance, guide, guideboard, guidepost, gun loader, gunner, guy, hand, hand down, hand in, hand in glove, hand in hand, hand on, hand out, hand over, handclap, handclapping, handedness, handiwork, hands, hands down, handwriting, handy, haunch, head, hearts, helm, help, helping hand, hip, hold, homo, hooks, hospital steward, hour hand, human, human being, imminent, imp, in cahoots, in collusion, in league, index, index finger, indicator, individual, industrial worker, influence, initials, intimately, involvement, iron hand, jack, jaws, job, jobber, jobholder, joint, jointly, joker, jowl, jurisdiction, keeping, king, knave, laborer, laboring man, landing signalman, laterality, lead, left bower, leg, leg up, life, lift, like mad, limb, link, living soul, lobe, lobule, lubber line, mail orderly, make over, man, management, mandibles, maneuver, manuscript, many-sidedness, mark, mark of signature, mastership, mastery, maxillae, measure, meathooks, member, menial, mete out, migrant, milepost, ministry, minute hand, mitts, moiler, monogram, mortal, move, multilaterality, nails, navigator, navvy, near, nearby, needle, negotiate, nippers, nose, offer, office temporary, offshoot, oiler, on hand, one, operation, operative, organ, ovation, oversight, overt act, pack, pair, paleography, palm, part, participation, party, pass, pass on, pass out, pass over, passage, pastorage, pastorate, pastorship, patronage, paw, pencraft, penmanship, penscript, performance, person, personage, personality, picture cards, pincers, pinion, planking, plaudit, playing cards, pointer, popularity, possession, pounces, power, present, present to, proceeding, production, proffer, profile, proletarian, protectorship, provide, purser, quarter, queen, quickly, radio operator, raj, ramification, rapidly, reach, readily, regnancy, reign, reins of government, relief, render, res gestae, resign, round, round of applause, roustabout, royal flush, rubber, ruff, rule, runner, safe hands, salaried worker, scion, script, scription, scrive, seal, self-employed person, sell, servant, settle, settle on, share, shoot, shore, side, siding, sigil, sign away, sign manual, sign over, signature, signboard, signet, signpost, single, singleton, snip, snips, somebody, someone, soul, sovereignty, spades, sparks, speedily, spray, sprig, spur, steadily, step, steward, stewardess, stewardship, stiff, stoker, straight, stroke, stunt, stylography, submit, subscription, succor, supervision, supply, surrender, sway, swiftly, switch, tail, talons, teeth, tellurian, temple, temporary, tender, tendril, terran, thing, thing done, thunder of applause, to hand, together, toiler, torpedoman, touch, tour de force, trade, transaction, transfer, transmit, trey, trick, trump, turn, turn over, tutelage, twig, undertaking, unguals, ungulae, unilaterality, visa, vise, wage earner, wage slave, wageworker, ward, wardenship, wardship, watch, watch and ward, will, wing, work, worker, workgirl, workhand, working girl, workingman, workingwoman, workman, works, worldling, yeoman, yield

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