hand

Definizione monolingua

hand

hand (third-person singular simple present hands, present participle handing, simple past and past participle handed)

1. (transitive) To give, pass, or transmit with the hand.

   he handed them the letter.

2. (transitive) To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct.

   to hand a lady into a carriage.

3. (transitive, obsolete) To manage.
   • a. 1709, Matthew Prior, “The Ladys Looking-Glass”, in Poems on Several Occasions:

     I bless my chain; I hand my oar. / Nor think on all I left on shore.

4. (transitive, obsolete) To seize; to lay hands on.
5. (transitive, rare) To pledge by the hand; to handfast.
6. (transitive, nautical, said of a sail) To furl.
7. (intransitive, obsolete) To cooperate.

hand (plural hands)

1. The part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
2. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand; as,
   1. A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
   2. An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour or minute hand of a clock

Definizione dizionario hand

	mano
	part of the body
	Parte del braccio unita all'avambraccio degli arti superiori dei primati (uomini inclusi).
	That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in primates (including humans).

	dare
	to give, pass or transmit with the hand

	passare
	to give, pass or transmit with the hand

operaio

	aiutare
	Donare, trasmettere o passare utilizzando la mano.
	To give, transmit or pass to, using one's hand.

a mano

abilità

ammainare

braccio

consegnare

destrezza

indice

lancetta

lato

manovale

manuale

marinaio

mà

parte

porgere

pugno

scrittura

zampa

Altri significati:

(a) (helping) hand

Bob gave Alice a hand to move the furniture.

The part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.

A person's signature.

an old hand at speaking.

That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once.

(transitive, obsolete) To seize; to lay hands on.

Give him a hand .

Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity.

Agency in transmission from one person to another.

(transitive) To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct.

side; part; direction, either right or left

to buy at first hand (from the producer, or when new)

A set of cards or pieces of a player at a given time during a game.

The collective noun for a bunch of bananas.

This fabric has a smooth, soft '''hand'''' .

An instance of helping.

set of cards held by a player in a card game

handwriting; style of penmanship

Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction; management; — usually in the plural.

(transitive) To give, pass, or transmit with the hand.

he handed them the letter.

Applause.

A side; part, camp; direction, either right or left.

(obsolete) Rate; price.

Each of the pointers on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day.

bunch of bananas

small part of a gunstock near the lock, grasped when aiming

(transitive, rare) To pledge by the hand; to handfast.

(archaic) Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence, manner of performance.

Handwriting; style of penmanship.

(firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.

a good hand

(transitive, obsolete) To manage.

The feel of a fabric; the impression or quality of the fabric as judged qualitatively by the sense of touch.

That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand; as,

In long measure, two different lengths:

hand (of cards)

pointer of an analogue/analog clock

power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity

(transitive, nautical, said of a sail) To furl.

Given under my Hand and Seal of the State this 1st Day of January, 2010.

that which is, or may be, held in a hand at once

servant, laborer, workman, trained for special duty; a performer

to hand a lady into a carriage.

(intransitive, obsolete) To cooperate.

actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence, manner of performance.

to lead, guide, or assist with the hand

An agent; a servant, or manual laborer, especially in compounds; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty; a performer more or less skillful; as,

(card playing) hand

to buy at second hand (when no longer in the producer’s hand, or when not new)