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Hand
HAND, n. [L. hendo, in prehendo.]
1. In man, the extremity of the arm, consisting of the palm and fingers, connected with the arm at the wrist; the part with which we hold and use any instrument.
2. In falconry, the foot of a hawk; and in the manege, the fore-foot of a horse.
3. A measure of four inches; a palm applied chiefly to horses; as a horse 14 hands high.
4. Side; part; right or left; as on the one hand or the other. This is admitted on all hands, that is, on all sides, or by all parties.
5. Act; deed; performance; external action; that is, the effect for the cause,the hand being the instrument of action.
Thou sawest the contradiction between my heart and hand.
6. Power of performance; skill.
A friend of mine has a very fine hand on the violin.
He had a mind to try his hand at a Spectator.
7. Power of making or producing.
An intelligent being coming out of the hands of infinite perfection.
8. Manner of acting or performance; as, he changed his hand.
9. Agency; part in performing or executing. Punish every man who had a hand in the mischief. We see the hand of God in this event.
10. Conveyance; agency in transmitting.
11. Possession; power. The estate is in the hands of the owner. The papers are in my hands.
12. The cards held at a game; hence, a game.
13. That which performs the office of the hand or of a finger in pointing; as the hand of a clock; the hour hand, and the minute hand.
14. A person; an agent; a man employed in agency or service. The mason employs twenty hands.
15. Form of writing; style of penmanship; as a good hand; a bad hand; a fine hand.
16. Agency; service; ministry. Exo 4. Lev 8.
17. In Scripture, the hand of God, is his eternal purpose and executive power. Acts 4.
18. The providential bounty of God. Psa 104.
19. The power of God exerted in judgments or mercies, in punishing or defending. Judg 2. Psa 32.
20. The spirit of God; divine influence. 1 Ki 18.
21. The favor of God, or his support. Neh 2. Luke 1.
At hand, near; either present and within reach, or not far distant.
Your husband is at hand, I hear his trumpet.
1. Near in time; not distant.
The day of Christ is at hand. 2 Th 2.
By hand, with the hands,in distinction from the instrumentality of tools, engines or animals; as, to weed a garden by hand; to lift, draw or carry by hand.
In hand, present payment; in respect to the receiver.
Receiving in hand one year's tribute.
1. In a state of execution. I have a great work in hand.
At my hand, at his hand, etc., denote from the person or being.
Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? Job 2.
Of hand, in present possession; as,he has a supply of goods on hand.
1. Under one's care or management.
Jupiter had a farm on his hands.
Off hand, without delay, hesitation or difficulty; immediately; dexterously; without previous preparation.
Out of hand, ready payment; with regard to the payer.
Let not the wages of any man tarry with thee; but give it him out of hand.
To his hand, to my hand, etc., in readiness; already prepared; ready to be received.
The work is made to his hands.
Under his hand, under her hand, etc., with the proper writing or signature of the name.
This deed is executed under the hand and seal of the owner.
Hand over head, negligently; rashly; without seeing what one does. [Little used.]
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; ;used by seamen.
Hand to hand, in close union; close fight.
But from hand to hand is from one person to another.
Hand in hand, in union; conjointly; unitedly.
To join hand in hand, is to unite efforts and act in concert.
Hand in hand, fit; pat; suitable.
Hand to mouth. To live from hand to mouth, is to obtain food and other necessaries, as want requires, without making previous provision, or having an abundant previous supply.
To bear in hand, to keep in expectation; to elude. [Not used.]
To bear a hand, to hasten; a seaman's phrase.
To be hand and glove, to be intimate and familiar, as friends or associates.
To set the hand to, to engage in; to undertake.
That the Lord thy God may bless thee, in all thou
settest thine hand to. Dest.23.
To take in hand, to attempt; to undertake. Luke 1. Also, to seize and deal with.
To have a hand in, to be concerned in; to have a part or concern in doing; to have an agency in.
To put the last hand or finishing hand to, to complete; to perfect; to make the last corrections, or give the final polish.
To change hands, to change sides; to shift.
Hand, in the sense of rate, price, terms, conditions, as used by Bacon, Taylor, etc., is obsolete; as, "to buy at a dear hand;" "accept the mystery, but at no hand wrest it by pride or ignorance." So in the sense of advantage, gain, superiority, as used by Hayward; and in that of competition, content, as used by Shakespeare.
To get hand, to gain influence, is obsolete.
A heavy hand, severity or oppression.
A light hand, gentleness; moderation.
A strict hand, severe discipline; rigorous government.
Hands off, a vulgar phrase for keep off, forbear.
pour water on the hands, in the phraseology of the Scriptures, is to serve or minister to. 2 Ki 3.
To wash the hands, to profess in innocence. Mat 27.
To kiss the hand, imports adoration. Job 31.
To lean on the hand, imports familiarity. 2 Ki 5.
To strike hands, to make a contract, or to become surety for another's debt or good behavior. Prov 17.
Putting the hand under the thigh, was an ancient ceremony used in swearing.
To give the hand, is to make a covenant with one, or to unite with him in design. 2 Ki 10.
The stretching out of the hand, denotes an exertion of power. But,
The stretching out of the hand to God, imports earnest prayer or solemn dedication of one's self to him. Psa 68, and 143.
The lifting of the hand, was used in affirmation and swearing, and in prayer imported a solemn wishing of blessings from God. Gen 14. Lev 19.
To lift the hand against a superior, to rebel. 2 Sam 20.
To put forth the hand against one, to kill him. 1 Sam 24.
To put one's hand to a neighbor's goods, to steal them. Exo 22.
To lay hands on in anger, to assault or seize, or to smite. Exo 24. Isa 11.
To lay the hand on the mouth, imports silence. Job 40.
The laying on of hands, was also a ceremony used in consecrating one to office. Num 27. 1 Tim 4.
It was also used in blessing persons. Mark 10.
Hiding the hand in the bosom, denotes idleness; inactivity; sluggishness. Prov 19.
The clapping of hands, denotes joy and rejoicing. But in some instances, contempt or derision, or joy at the calamities of others. Psa 47. Ezek 25.
A station at the right hand is honorable, and denotes favor, approbation or honor. A station on the left hand is less honorable. Mat 20.
's standing at the right hand of men, imports his regard for them, and his readiness to defend and assist them. Psa 16.
Satan's standing at the right hand of men, imports his readiness to accuse them, or to hinder or torment them. Zec 3.
Clean hands, denotes innocence and a blameless and holy life. Psa 24.
A slack hand, denotes idleness; carelessness; sloth. Prov 10.
The right hand, denotes power; strength. Exo 15.
HAND, v.t. To give or transmit with the hand.
Hand me a book.
1. To lead, guide and lift with the hand; to conduct.
2. To manage; as, I hand my oar.
3. To seize; to lay hands on. [Not used.]
4. In seamanship, to furl; to wrap or roll a sail close to the yard, stay or mast, and fasten it with gaskets.
To hand down, to transmit in succession, as from father to son, or from predecessor to successor. Fables are handed down from age to age.
hand appears in definitions for these words:
A Above Acacia Accept Acclamation Acclamatory Accord Achieve Acquiescence Acroter Adage Adoration Adore Adroit Adz Aforehand Against Agate Allonge Amanuensis Ambidexter Ambidexterity Ambidextrousness Ambilevous Ambrosin Amortization Amortize Amortizement Ansated Answer Antimony Ape Appellative Append Applaud Applause Apply Approach Arktizite Arms Arquebuse Arrangement Art Artisan Assets At Attachment Attrectation Auger Authentic Autograph Autography Awkward Awkwardness Ax Back Backhanded Backsword Bail Ball Bandana Bang Bar Bargain Barrow Basket-hilt Batlet Battle-door Bayonet Bear Beat Beauteous Beautiful Beckon Bedwork Beetle-stock Beforehand Behindhand Bell Benum Bestowment Betray Bill Bimanous Bimbow Bind Bistoury Black-chalk Bless Blood Bloody-hand Blow Bonnibel Bonnily Bonniness Bonny Bor Bord-land Borough Bosom Bow Bow-hand Bowl Box Boxed Brachman Brake Bridle-hand Broach Broad-cast Broom Broomstaff Bucket Buffet Buffeting Burglary But Cade Caldron Caliver Callus Cancer Canvas-climber Card Carriage Cash Cash-account Cast Catch Catechumen Certificate Certify Chalk-stone Change Chap Cherub Chief Chilblain Chiragrical Chirographist Chirography Chirologist Chirology Chiromancer Chiromancy Chiromantic Cipher Circulate Circumlocution Clamber Clap Clapped Clapping Clasp Clasp-knife Claw Clean Cleanness Cleanse Clear Clear-starch Cleverly Climb Climbed Climber Climbing Clinch Clip Clout Clownish Club Clutch Clutches Collateral Collude Comely Commend Commit Compliment Confess Confide Confirm Confirmation Confront Congregationalism Contrariwise Contrectation Copper-worm Copy Copyright Corn-chandler Cosset Could Counterfeit Court-hand Craftiness Crawl Crosier Crout Crucify Cudgel Cuff Cunning Currency Current Cursive Cut Cymbal Dab Dabble Dag Dainty Dandiprat Dart Dead Defile Deft Delicate Deliver Demain Democracy Departure Deposit Deprecatory Deserving Dexterity Dextrous Dint Direct Dirty Discard Discount Discover Disengage Disk Disposal Dispose Distaff Dogdraw Double Double-handed Drain Drug Ear East Elance Elbow Election Elegantly Elk Emblem Employ Employment Enchiridion Endure Engross Enterprise Entreaat Equation Erect Ewer Excise Exercise Exponent Extend Extreme Extremity Eye Fabrile Facsimile Fain Fair Fairly Fairness Fall Fast Favored Fearful Feel Fellow Female Ferule Fiddle Filter Fine Finely Finger Fingered Fingering Firstling Fist Fit Flaccid Fling Flirt Folio For Forefoot Foreign Fork Form Foul Freckle Free Fresh Friction Fryingpan Fumble Gad Gain Gainly Gallant Game Garnishee Gather Gavel Gentle Gesture Give Glove Go Goblet Goll Good Goodly Goose Grabble Grapnel Grasp Grasped Grenade Gripe Guard Haft Hammer Hamper Hand Hand-grenade Handbarrow Handbell Handbreadth Handcloth Handcraft Handcuff Handed Hander Handfast Handfasting Handful Handgallop Handgun Handicraft Handily Handiwork Handkerchief Handlanguage Handle Handless Handmaid Handmill Handsails Handsaw Handsome Handsomely Handsomeness Handspike Handstaff Handvise Handweapon Handwriting Handy Handy-dandy Handyblow Handygripe Handystroke Hang Hardhanded Harpoon Hatchet Heat Heaven-directed Heavy Heed Heft Helve High Hilt Hod Hoe Hold Holder Hollow Holograph Homage Homely Hotcockles Hourhand Howl Humbird Humidity Icy Idleness Idolater Idolatry Illegible Imbrue Imitate Immediately Impalm Impertinence Impertinent Impertinently Impose Imposition Impromptu Impropriate Impropriation Incommunicating Index Indexterity Informtion Interpose Intractable Intrusted Iron Jack Jar Job Jog Juggle Juggler Juggling Julus Justly Keeper Kerchief Kern Knead Krout Ladle Lance Larboard Laver Lay Lead Leap Left Left-handed Left-handedness Legerdemain Lenient Leprous Lever Liberal Lie Lift Likely Lily-handed Line Loggerhead Long-sightedness Longimanous Loosen Luff Luggs Lusty Lute M Main Mainor Man Manacle Manacled Manacling Mancipate Maneuver Maniglions Manioc Manipulation Manner Manor Manual Manuary Manuduction Manufacture Manure Manuscript Mark Master-hand Maund Meak Measure Meddle Meddling Memoir Memorial Menilite Metacarpus Might Milk Minute-hand Misgoverned Missile Mitten Mittimus Monarchy Money Monopolizer Moose Mop Mortal Mortmain Mostic Mouth Muckender Muff Muller Muse Mutilate Muttonfist Nail Napkin Narrows Neatly Nephrite Nicely Nimble North Note Note-book Numb Nurse Oar Off Offend Offer Oligrachy Open Operation Operator Orang-outang Ordeal Ordinary Originally Ouster Out Overhandle P Paddle Page Palatine Palladium Palm Palmar Palmated Palmister Palmistry Part Passable Pat Paw Peel Penman Pentarchy Pertinence Pertinent Pet Pick Piggin Pilfer Pillory Place Plastic Plausible Pledge Plight Plow Pluck Pointer Pole-ax Policy Polyautography Poniard Pop Portable Positively Possessor Power Preciseness Prefer Prehension Prepense Preposterous Presbytery Present Press Prest Pretty Prevail Price Profit Pronation Pronator Proper Properness Prosecute Prosper Protest Prune Publish Pulchritude Pull Pullicat Pump Pump-spear Pure Purple Put Quadruman Quadrumanous Quarter Quern Rake Rash Rather Ravish Raw Raze Reach Ready Rebel Receive Refuse Rencounter Replevy Require Resale Resolute Rest Restore Retail Revengeful Reverberate Reversely Revolt Rich Rid Right Right-hand Romal Rounce Round Rub Run Saccade Sacrilegious Sad Sailor Sauce-pan Scald Scape-goat Scioptics Scoop Scorn Scrabble Scramble Scrambler Scrambling Scratch Scrub Seal Second Secondary Sell Send Sequester Session Set Shackles Shaft Shafted Shake Shape Shave Sheaf Shove Shovel Shuffle Shut Sieve Signal Signet Significancy Sinister Sinistrously Slack Slam Slap Sleight Slice Slip Smile Smite Snare Snatch Snath Softly Some Sore South Spade Span Spank Spanking Spanned Spanning Spare Specimen Spin Spoon Spring Spunge Spurt Squeeze Staff Stain Stale Stalk Stand Star Starboard Stay Steddy Stele Stenographer Stenographic Stenographical Stenography Stock Stones-cast Stones-throw Stout Stow Straightway Strait-handed Stretch Strike Stroke Stroked Stroking Strong-fisted Strong-hand Subject Submit Subscribe Sudary Supination Supinator Surname Surrender Surrenderor Suspect Swallow-wort Sway Swelling Swim Switch Sword Sythe Table Take Tap Tear Text-hand Them Therefrom Thickness Thole Though Thousand Through Throw Thrust Thrusting Thrustings Thum Ticklish Timbrel To Toe Tongs Toss Touch Towards Towel Tractable Tractation Trade Tradition Traffick Treason Treat Treated Treater Treating Tremulous Trephine Trident Triumph Tuning-fork Turn Tweedle Twirl Twitch Two-handed Tye Umbrel Unclench Unclutch Under Underfong Undertake Undertaking Unfinished Ungloved Unhand Unhandled Unhandy Unshackle Unused Unwritten Uphand Upon Upper Uptake Use Vandyke Verge Veronica Violent Viper Vote Wag Wager Walking-staff Walking-stick Wand War Ward Warming-pan Wash Wash-ball Wastefully Wave Weaken Web Weight Well-favored Wet Wheel Whip Whip-hand Whistle Whittle Whole Wield Wimble Windlass Wipe Wither Withhold Wrench Wrest Wrist Yonder
A Above Acacia Accept Acclamation Acclamatory Accord Achieve Acquiescence Acroter Adage Adoration Adore Adroit Adz Aforehand Against Agate Allonge Amanuensis Ambidexter Ambidexterity Ambidextrousness Ambilevous Ambrosin Amortization Amortize Amortizement Ansated Answer Antimony Ape Appellative Append Applaud Applause Apply Approach Arktizite Arms Arquebuse Arrangement Art Artisan Assets At Attachment Attrectation Auger Authentic Autograph Autography Awkward Awkwardness Ax Back Backhanded Backsword Bail Ball Bandana Bang Bar Bargain Barrow Basket-hilt Batlet Battle-door Bayonet Bear Beat Beauteous Beautiful Beckon Bedwork Beetle-stock Beforehand Behindhand Bell Benum Bestowment Betray Bill Bimanous Bimbow Bind Bistoury Black-chalk Bless Blood Bloody-hand Blow Bonnibel Bonnily Bonniness Bonny Bor Bord-land Borough Bosom Bow Bow-hand Bowl Box Boxed Brachman Brake Bridle-hand Broach Broad-cast Broom Broomstaff Bucket Buffet Buffeting Burglary But Cade Caldron Caliver Callus Cancer Canvas-climber Card Carriage Cash Cash-account Cast Catch Catechumen Certificate Certify Chalk-stone Change Chap Cherub Chief Chilblain Chiragrical Chirographist Chirography Chirologist Chirology Chiromancer Chiromancy Chiromantic Cipher Circulate Circumlocution Clamber Clap Clapped Clapping Clasp Clasp-knife Claw Clean Cleanness Cleanse Clear Clear-starch Cleverly Climb Climbed Climber Climbing Clinch Clip Clout Clownish Club Clutch Clutches Collateral Collude Comely Commend Commit Compliment Confess Confide Confirm Confirmation Confront Congregationalism Contrariwise Contrectation Copper-worm Copy Copyright Corn-chandler Cosset Could Counterfeit Court-hand Craftiness Crawl Crosier Crout Crucify Cudgel Cuff Cunning Currency Current Cursive Cut Cymbal Dab Dabble Dag Dainty Dandiprat Dart Dead Defile Deft Delicate Deliver Demain Democracy Departure Deposit Deprecatory Deserving Dexterity Dextrous Dint Direct Dirty Discard Discount Discover Disengage Disk Disposal Dispose Distaff Dogdraw Double Double-handed Drain Drug Ear East Elance Elbow Election Elegantly Elk Emblem Employ Employment Enchiridion Endure Engross Enterprise Entreaat Equation Erect Ewer Excise Exercise Exponent Extend Extreme Extremity Eye Fabrile Facsimile Fain Fair Fairly Fairness Fall Fast Favored Fearful Feel Fellow Female Ferule Fiddle Filter Fine Finely Finger Fingered Fingering Firstling Fist Fit Flaccid Fling Flirt Folio For Forefoot Foreign Fork Form Foul Freckle Free Fresh Friction Fryingpan Fumble Gad Gain Gainly Gallant Game Garnishee Gather Gavel Gentle Gesture Give Glove Go Goblet Goll Good Goodly Goose Grabble Grapnel Grasp Grasped Grenade Gripe Guard Haft Hammer Hamper Hand Hand-grenade Handbarrow Handbell Handbreadth Handcloth Handcraft Handcuff Handed Hander Handfast Handfasting Handful Handgallop Handgun Handicraft Handily Handiwork Handkerchief Handlanguage Handle Handless Handmaid Handmill Handsails Handsaw Handsome Handsomely Handsomeness Handspike Handstaff Handvise Handweapon Handwriting Handy Handy-dandy Handyblow Handygripe Handystroke Hang Hardhanded Harpoon Hatchet Heat Heaven-directed Heavy Heed Heft Helve High Hilt Hod Hoe Hold Holder Hollow Holograph Homage Homely Hotcockles Hourhand Howl Humbird Humidity Icy Idleness Idolater Idolatry Illegible Imbrue Imitate Immediately Impalm Impertinence Impertinent Impertinently Impose Imposition Impromptu Impropriate Impropriation Incommunicating Index Indexterity Informtion Interpose Intractable Intrusted Iron Jack Jar Job Jog Juggle Juggler Juggling Julus Justly Keeper Kerchief Kern Knead Krout Ladle Lance Larboard Laver Lay Lead Leap Left Left-handed Left-handedness Legerdemain Lenient Leprous Lever Liberal Lie Lift Likely Lily-handed Line Loggerhead Long-sightedness Longimanous Loosen Luff Luggs Lusty Lute M Main Mainor Man Manacle Manacled Manacling Mancipate Maneuver Maniglions Manioc Manipulation Manner Manor Manual Manuary Manuduction Manufacture Manure Manuscript Mark Master-hand Maund Meak Measure Meddle Meddling Memoir Memorial Menilite Metacarpus Might Milk Minute-hand Misgoverned Missile Mitten Mittimus Monarchy Money Monopolizer Moose Mop Mortal Mortmain Mostic Mouth Muckender Muff Muller Muse Mutilate Muttonfist Nail Napkin Narrows Neatly Nephrite Nicely Nimble North Note Note-book Numb Nurse Oar Off Offend Offer Oligrachy Open Operation Operator Orang-outang Ordeal Ordinary Originally Ouster Out Overhandle P Paddle Page Palatine Palladium Palm Palmar Palmated Palmister Palmistry Part Passable Pat Paw Peel Penman Pentarchy Pertinence Pertinent Pet Pick Piggin Pilfer Pillory Place Plastic Plausible Pledge Plight Plow Pluck Pointer Pole-ax Policy Polyautography Poniard Pop Portable Positively Possessor Power Preciseness Prefer Prehension Prepense Preposterous Presbytery Present Press Prest Pretty Prevail Price Profit Pronation Pronator Proper Properness Prosecute Prosper Protest Prune Publish Pulchritude Pull Pullicat Pump Pump-spear Pure Purple Put Quadruman Quadrumanous Quarter Quern Rake Rash Rather Ravish Raw Raze Reach Ready Rebel Receive Refuse Rencounter Replevy Require Resale Resolute Rest Restore Retail Revengeful Reverberate Reversely Revolt Rich Rid Right Right-hand Romal Rounce Round Rub Run Saccade Sacrilegious Sad Sailor Sauce-pan Scald Scape-goat Scioptics Scoop Scorn Scrabble Scramble Scrambler Scrambling Scratch Scrub Seal Second Secondary Sell Send Sequester Session Set Shackles Shaft Shafted Shake Shape Shave Sheaf Shove Shovel Shuffle Shut Sieve Signal Signet Significancy Sinister Sinistrously Slack Slam Slap Sleight Slice Slip Smile Smite Snare Snatch Snath Softly Some Sore South Spade Span Spank Spanking Spanned Spanning Spare Specimen Spin Spoon Spring Spunge Spurt Squeeze Staff Stain Stale Stalk Stand Star Starboard Stay Steddy Stele Stenographer Stenographic Stenographical Stenography Stock Stones-cast Stones-throw Stout Stow Straightway Strait-handed Stretch Strike Stroke Stroked Stroking Strong-fisted Strong-hand Subject Submit Subscribe Sudary Supination Supinator Surname Surrender Surrenderor Suspect Swallow-wort Sway Swelling Swim Switch Sword Sythe Table Take Tap Tear Text-hand Them Therefrom Thickness Thole Though Thousand Through Throw Thrust Thrusting Thrustings Thum Ticklish Timbrel To Toe Tongs Toss Touch Towards Towel Tractable Tractation Trade Tradition Traffick Treason Treat Treated Treater Treating Tremulous Trephine Trident Triumph Tuning-fork Turn Tweedle Twirl Twitch Two-handed Tye Umbrel Unclench Unclutch Under Underfong Undertake Undertaking Unfinished Ungloved Unhand Unhandled Unhandy Unshackle Unused Unwritten Uphand Upon Upper Uptake Use Vandyke Verge Veronica Violent Viper Vote Wag Wager Walking-staff Walking-stick Wand War Ward Warming-pan Wash Wash-ball Wastefully Wave Weaken Web Weight Well-favored Wet Wheel Whip Whip-hand Whistle Whittle Whole Wield Wimble Windlass Wipe Wither Withhold Wrench Wrest Wrist Yonder
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