noun
Keep your hands off me, you oaf!
Please give me a hand with this trunk
Did you have a hand in my getting the appointment?
It's getting harder to find hands for the farm
The minute hand covers the hour hand at noon and midnight
Give the lad a hand for trying
The writing was in a hand that she could not recognize
At last, the government is in the hands of the people
He always kept a pistol at hand. The Day of Judgement is at hand
An informer is working hand in glove with the police
They walked hand in hand down the road
He makes money hand-over-fist in the stock market
He can win the marathon hands down
verb
Please hand me the hammer
The farm has been handed down from father to son for seven generations. b See 18 (a), below
I handed in my resignation
She was handing out leaflets to passers-by
The man produced a gun and told the cashier to hand over the money. b See 15 (a), above
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