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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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. Exodus 4. Leviticus 8.
17. In Scripture, the hand of God, is his eternal purpose and executive power. Acts 4.
18. The providential bounty of God. Psalms 104.
19. The power of God exerted in judgments or mercies, in punishing or defending. Judges 2. Psalms 32.
20. The spirit of God; divine influence. 1 Kings 18.
21. The favor of God, or his support. Nehemiah 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 Kings 3.
To wash the hands, to profess in innocence. Matthew 27.
To kiss the hand, imports adoration. Job 31.
To lean on the hand, imports familiarity. 2 Kings 5.
To strike hands, to make a contract, or to become surety for another's debt or good behavior. Proverbs 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 Kings 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. Psalms 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. Genesis 14. Leviticus 19.
To lift the hand against a superior, to rebel. 1 Samuel 20.
To put forth the hand against one, to kill him. 2 Samuel 24.
To put one's hand to a neighbor's goods, to steal them. Exodus 22.
To lay hands on in anger, to assault or seize, or to smite. Exodus 24. Isaiah 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. Numbers 27. 1 Timothy 4.
It was also used in blessing persons. Mark 10.
Hiding the hand in the bosom, denotes idleness; inactivity; sluggishness. Proverbs 19.
The clapping of hands, denotes joy and rejoicing. But in some instances, contempt or derision, or joy at the calamities of others. Psalms 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. Matthew 20.
's standing at the right hand of men, imports his regard for them, and his readiness to defend and assist them. Psalms 16.
Satan's standing at the right hand of men, imports his readiness to accuse them, or to hinder or torment them. Zechariah 3.
Clean hands, denotes innocence and a blameless and holy life. Psalms 24.
A slack hand, denotes idleness; carelessness; sloth. Proverbs 10.
The right hand, denotes power; strength. Exodus 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.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" [syn: hand, manus, mitt, paw]
2: a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand" [syn: hired hand, hand, hired man]
3: something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible" [syn: handwriting, hand, script]
4: ability; "he wanted to try his hand at singing"
5: a position given by its location to the side of an object; "objections were voiced on every hand"
6: 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" [syn: hand, deal]
7: one of two sides of an issue; "on the one hand..., but on the other hand..."
8: a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece; "the big hand counts the minutes"
9: a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses; "the horse stood 20 hands"
10: a member of the crew of a ship; "all hands on deck"
11: a card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge" [syn: bridge player, hand]
12: a round of applause to signify approval; "give the little lady a great big hand"
13: 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: physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores" [syn: hand, helping hand] v
1: 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" [syn: pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give]
2: guide or conduct or usher somewhere; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi"

Merriam Webster's

biographical name (Billings) Learned 1872-1961 American jurist

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German hant hand Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) the terminal part of the vertebrate forelimb when modified (as in humans) as a grasping organ (2) the forelimb segment (as the terminal section of a bird's wing) of a vertebrate higher than the fishes that corresponds to the hand irrespective of its form or functional specialization b. a part serving the function of or resembling a hand: as (1) the hind foot of an ape (2) the chela of a crustacean c. something resembling a hand: as (1) an indicator or pointer on a dial <the hands of a clock> (2) index 5 (3) a cluster of bananas developed from a single flower group (4) a branched rootstock of ginger (5) a bunch of large leaves (as of tobacco) tied together usually with another leaf 2. a. personal possession — usually used in plural <the documents fell into the hands of the enemy> b. control, supervision — usually used in plural <left the matter in her hands> 3. a. side, direction <men fighting on either hand> b. one of two sides or aspects of an issue or argument <on the one hand we can appeal for peace, and on the other, declare war> 4. a pledge especially of betrothal or bestowal in marriage 5. a. style of penmanship ; handwriting <wrote in a fancy hand> b. signature 6. a. skill, ability <tried her hand at sailing> b. an instrumental part <had a hand in the victory> 7. a unit of measure equal to 4 inches (10.2 centimeters) used especially for the height of horses 8. a. assistance or aid especially involving physical effort <lend a hand> b. participation, interest <had no hand in the decision> c. a round of applause 9. a. (1) a player in a card game or board game (2) the cards or pieces held by a player b. a single round in a game c. the force or solidity of one's position (as in negotiations) <trying to strengthen their hand> 10. a. a person who performs or executes a particular work <two portraits by the same hand> b. (1) a person employed at manual labor or general tasks <a ranch hand> (2) worker, employee <employed over a hundred hands> c. a member of a ship's crew <all hands on deck> d. a person skilled in a particular action or pursuit e. a specialist or veteran in a usually designated activity or region <a China hand> 11. a. handiwork, doings b. style of execution ; workmanship <the hand of a master> c. the feel of or tactile reaction to something (as silk or leather) 12. a punch made with a specified hand <knocked him out with a good right hand> II. adverb Date: before 12th century with the hands rather than by machine III. transitive verb Date: 15th century 1. a. obsolete to touch or manage with the hands; also to deal with b. furl 2. to lead, guide, or assist with the hand <hand a lady into a bus> 3. a. to give, pass, or transmit with the hand <hand a letter to her> b. to present or provide with <handed him a surprise>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and thumb. b in other primates, the end part of a forelimb, also used as a foot. 2 a (often in pl.) control, management, custody, disposal (is in good hands). b agency or influence (suffered at their hands). c a share in an action; active support. 3 a thing compared with a hand or its functions, esp. the pointer of a clock or watch. 4 the right or left side or direction relative to a person or thing. 5 a a skill, esp. in something practical (a hand for making pastry). b a person skilful in some respect. 6 a person who does or makes something, esp. distinctively (a picture by the same hand). 7 an individual's writing or the style of this; a signature (a legible hand; in one's own hand; witness the hand of ...). 8 a person etc. as the source of information etc. (at first hand). 9 a pledge of marriage. 10 a person as a source of manual labour esp. in a factory, on a farm, or on board ship. 11 a the playing-cards dealt to a player. b the player holding these. c a round of play. 12 colloq. applause (got a big hand). 13 the unit of measure of a horse's height, equal to 4 inches (10.16 cm). 14 a forehock of pork. 15 a bunch of bananas. 16 (attrib.) a operated or held in the hand (hand-drill; hand-luggage). b done by hand and not by machine (hand-knitted). --v.tr. 1 (foll. by in, to, over, etc.) deliver; transfer by hand or otherwise. 2 convey verbally (handed me a lot of abuse). 3 colloq. give away too readily (handed them the advantage). Phrases and idioms: all hands 1 the entire crew of a ship. 2 the entire workforce. at hand 1 close by. 2 about to happen. by hand 1 by a person and not a machine. 2 delivered privately and not by the public post. from hand to mouth satisfying only one's immediate needs (also attrib.: a hand-to-mouth existence). get (or have or keep) one's hand in become (or be or remain) practised in something. give (or lend) a hand assist in an action or enterprise. hand and foot completely; satisfying all demands (waited on them hand and foot). hand cream an emollient for the hands. hand down 1 pass the ownership or use of to another. 2 a transmit (a decision) from a higher court etc. b US express (an opinion or verdict). hand-grenade see GRENADE. hand in glove in collusion or association. hand in hand in close association. hand it to colloq. acknowledge the merit of (a person). hand-me-down an article of clothing etc. passed on from another person. hand off Rugby Football push off (a tackling opponent) with the hand. hand on pass (a thing) to the next in a series or succession. hand out 1 serve, distribute. 2 award, allocate (the judges handed out stiff sentences). hand-out 1 something given free to a needy person. 2 a statement given to the press etc. hand over deliver; surrender possession of. hand-over n. the act or an instance of handing over. hand-over-fist colloq. with rapid progress. hand-pick choose carefully or personally. hand-picked carefully or personally chosen. hand round distribute. hands down (esp. of winning) with no difficulty. hands off 1 a warning not to touch or interfere with something. 2 Computing etc. not requiring manual use of controls. hands on Computing of or requiring personal operation at a keyboard. hands up! an instruction to raise one's hands in surrender or to signify assent or participation. hand-to-hand (of fighting) at close quarters. have (or take) a hand in share or take part in. have one's hands full be fully occupied. have one's hands tied colloq. be unable to act. hold one's hand = stay one's hand (see HAND). in hand 1 receiving attention. 2 in reserve; at one's disposal. 3 under one's control. lay (or put) one's hands on see LAY(1). off one's hands no longer one's responsibility. on every hand (or all hands) to or from all directions. on hand available. on one's hands resting on one as a responsibility. on the one (or the other) hand from one (or another) point of view. out of hand 1 out of control. 2 peremptorily (refused out of hand). put (or set) one's hand to start work on; engage in. stay one's hand archaic or literary refrain from action. to hand 1 within easy reach. 2 (of a letter) received. turn one's hand to undertake (as a new activity). Derivatives: handed adj. handless adj. Etymology: OE hand, hond

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hand Hand, n. 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hand Hand, n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h["o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hinpan to seize (in comp.). Cf. Hunt.] 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; as: (a) A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey. (b) An index or pointer on a dial; as, the hour or minute hand of a clock. 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. ``Receiving in hand one year's tribute.'' --Knolles. Albinus . . . found means to keep in his hands the goverment 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. [Obs.] ``Business is bought at a dear hand, where there is small dispatch.'' --Bacon. 12. That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once; as: (a) (Card Playing) The quota of cards received from the dealer. (b) (Tobacco Manuf.) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together. 13. (Firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim. Note: Hand is used figuratively for a large variety of acts or things, in the doing, or making, or use of which the hand is in some way employed or concerned; also, as a symbol to denote various qualities or conditions, as: (a) Activity; operation; work; -- in distinction from the head, which implies thought, and the heart, which implies affection. ``His hand will be against every man.'' --Gen. xvi. 12. (b) Power; might; supremacy; -- often in the Scriptures. ``With a mighty hand . . . will I rule over you.'' --Ezek. xx. 33. (c) Fraternal feeling; as, to give, or take, the hand; to give the right hand. (d) Contract; -- commonly of marriage; as, to ask the hand; to pledge the hand. Note: Hand is often used adjectively or in compounds (with or without the hyphen), signifying performed by the hand; as, hand blow or hand-blow, hand gripe or hand-gripe: used by, or designed for, the hand; as, hand ball or handball, hand bow, hand fetter, hand grenade or hand-grenade, handgun or hand gun, handloom or hand loom, handmill or hand organ or handorgan, handsaw or hand saw, hand-weapon: measured or regulated by the hand; as, handbreadth or hand's breadth, hand gallop or hand-gallop. Most of the words in the following paragraph are written either as two words or in combination. 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. --Bacon. Hand bill, a small pruning hook. See 4th Bill. 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. --Gwilt. Hand sail, a sail managed by the hand. --Sir W. Temple. Hand screen, a small screen to be held in the hand. Hand screw, a small jack for raising heavy timbers or weights; (Carp.) a screw clamp. Hand staff (pl. Hand staves), a javelin. --Ezek. xxxix. 9. Hand stamp, a small stamp for dating, addressing, or canceling papers, envelopes, etc. 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. --Moxon. Hand work, or Handwork, work done with the hands, as distinguished from work done by a machine; handiwork. All hands, everybody; all parties. At all hands, On all hands, on all sides; from every direction; generally. At any hand, At no hand, in any (or no) way or direction; on any account; on no account. ``And therefore at no hand consisting with the safety and interests of humility.'' --Jer. Taylor. At first hand, At second hand. See def. 10 (above). At hand. (a) Near in time or place; either present and within reach, or not far distant. ``Your husband is at hand; I hear his trumpet.'' --Shak. (b) Under the hand or bridle. [Obs.] ``Horses hot at hand.'' --Shak. At the hand of, by the act of; as a gift from. ``Shall we receive good at the hand of God and shall we not receive evil?'' --Job ii. 10. Bridle hand. See under Bridle. 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. ``He that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.'' --Job xvii. 9. From hand to hand, from one person to another. Hand in hand. (a) In union; conjointly; unitedly. --Swift. (b) Just; fair; equitable. As fair and as good, a kind of hand in hand comparison. --Shak. Hand over hand, Hand over fist, 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. [Obs.] --Bacon. Hand running, consecutively; as, he won ten times hand running. Hand off! keep off! forbear! no interference or meddling! Hand to hand, in close union; in close fight; as, a hand to hand contest. --Dryden. Heavy hand, severity or oppression. In hand. (a) Paid down. ``A considerable reward in hand, and . . . a far greater reward hereafter.'' --Tillotson. (b) In preparation; taking place. --Chaucer. ``Revels . . . in hand.'' --Shak. (c) Under consideration, or in the course of transaction; as, he has the business in hand. In one's hand or hands. (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, Out of hand, forthwith; without delay, hesitation, or difficulty; promptly. ``She causeth them to be hanged up out of hand.'' --Spenser. Off one's hands, out of one's possession or care. 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. [Obs.] --Shak. To be hand and glove, or in glove with. See under Glove. 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. --Hudibras. To clap the hands, to express joy or applause, as by striking the palms of the hands together. 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. [Obs.] Appetites have . . . got such a hand over them. --Baxter. To got 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. --Chaucer. (b) To be engaged upon or occupied with. To have one's hands full, to have in hand al 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, or get, the (higher) upper hand, to have, or get, the better of another person or thing. To his hand, To my hand, etc., in readiness; already prepared. ``The work is made to his hands.'' --Locke. To hold hand, to compete successfully or on even conditions. [Obs.] --Shak. To lay hands on, to seize; to assault. To lend a hand, to give assistance. To lift, or put forth, 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. --Ex. xxii. 8. To put the last, or finishing, hand to, to make the last corrections in; to complete; to perfect. To set the hand to, to engage in; to undertake. That the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to. --Deut. xxiii. 20. 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. --Matt. xxvii. 24. Under the hand of, authenticated by the handwriting or signature of; as, the deed is executed under the hand and seal of the owner.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hand Hand, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Handed; p. pr. & vb. n. Handing.] 1. To give, pass, or transmit with the hand; as, he handed them the letter. 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. [Obs.] --Prior. 4. To seize; to lay hands on. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. To pledge by the hand; to handfast. [R.] 6. (Naut.) To furl; -- said of a sail. --Totten. 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hand Hand, v. i. To co["o]perate. [Obs.] --Massinger.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

I. NOUN USES AND PHRASES (hands) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Please look at category 49 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword. 1. Your hands are the parts of your body at the end of your arms. Each hand has four fingers and a thumb. I put my hand into my pocket and pulled out the letter... Sylvia, camera in hand, asked, 'Where do we go first?' N-COUNT 2. The hand of someone or something is their influence in an event or situation. The hand of the military authorities can be seen in the entire electoral process... N-SING: with poss 3. If you say that something is in a particular person's hands, you mean that they are looking after it, own it, or are responsible for it. He is leaving his north London business in the hands of a colleague... We're in safe hands... N-PLURAL: usu in/into N 4. If you ask someone for a hand with something, you are asking them to help you in what you are doing. Come and give me a hand in the garden... N-SING: a N, oft N with n 5. A hand is someone, usually a man, who does hard physical work, for example in a factory or on a farm, as part of a group of people who all do similar work. He now works as a farm hand... N-COUNT: usu with supp 6. If someone asks an audience to give someone a hand, they are asking the audience to clap loudly, usually before or after that person performs. Let's give 'em a big hand. N-SING: a N 7. If a man asks for a woman's hand in marriage, he asks her or her parents for permission to marry her. (OLD-FASHIONED) He came to ask Usha's father for her hand in marriage. N-COUNT: usu sing, poss N, oft N in n 8. In a game of cards, your hand is the set of cards that you are holding in your hand at a particular time or the cards that are dealt to you at the beginning of the game. He carefully inspected his hand. N-COUNT 9. A hand is a measurement of four inches, which is used for measuring the height of a horse from its front feet to its shoulders. I had a very good 14.2 hands pony, called Brandy. N-COUNT: usu num N 10. The hands of a clock or watch are the thin pieces of metal or plastic that indicate what time it is. N-COUNT 11. If something is at hand, near at hand, or close at hand, it is very near in place or time. Having the right equipment at hand will be enormously helpful... PHRASE: PHR after v, v-link PHR 12. If someone experiences a particular kind of treatment, especially unpleasant treatment, at the hands of a person or organization, they receive it from them. The civilian population were suffering greatly at the hands of the security forces. PREP-PHRASE: PREP n 13. If you do something by hand, you do it using your hands rather than a machine. Each pleat was stitched in place by hand. = manually PHRASE: PHR after v 14. When something changes hands, its ownership changes, usually because it is sold to someone else. The firm has changed hands many times over the years. PHRASE: V inflects 15. If you have someone eating out of your hand, they are completely under your control. Parker could have customers eating out of his hand. PHRASE: V and N inflect 16. If you force someone's hand, you force them to act sooner than they want to, or to act in public when they would prefer to keep their actions secret. He blamed the press for forcing his hand. PHRASE: V and N inflect 17. If you have your hands full with something, you are very busy because of it. She had her hands full with new arrivals. PHRASE: V inflects, oft PHR with n 18. If someone gives you a free hand, they give you the freedom to use your own judgment and to do exactly as you wish. He gave Stephanie a free hand in the decoration. PHRASE: PHR after v 19. If you get your hands on something or lay your hands on something, you manage to find it or obtain it, usually after some difficulty. (INFORMAL) Patty began reading everything she could get her hands on. PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n 20. If you work hand in glove with someone, you work very closely with them. The UN inspectors work hand in glove with the Western intelligence agencies. PHRASE: usu PHR with n 21. If two people are hand in hand, they are holding each other's nearest hand, usually while they are walking or sitting together. People often do this to show their affection for each other. I saw them making their way, hand in hand, down the path. PHRASE: usu PHR after v, PHR with cl 22. If two things go hand in hand, they are closely connected and cannot be considered separately from each other. For us, research and teaching go hand in hand... PHRASE: usu PHR after v, v-link PHR, oft PHR with n 23. If you have a hand in something such as an event or activity, you are involved in it. He thanked all who had a hand in his release. PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n 24. If you say that someone such as the ruler of a country treats people with a heavy hand, you are criticizing them because they are very strict and severe with them. Henry and Richard both ruled with a heavy hand. PHRASE: usu with PHR [disapproval] 25. If two people are holding hands, they are holding each other's nearest hand, usually while they are walking or sitting together. People often do this to show their affection for each other. She approached a young couple holding hands on a bench. PHRASE: V inflects, pl-n PHR, PHR with n 26. If you ask someone to hold your hand at an event that you are worried about, you ask them to support you by being there with you. (INFORMAL) I don't need anyone to hold my hand. PHRASE: V and N inflect 27. In a competition, if someone has games or matches in hand, they have more games or matches left to play than their opponent and therefore have the possibility of scoring more points. (BRIT) Wales are three points behind Romania in the group but have a game in hand. PHRASE: n PHR 28. If you have time or money in hand, you have more time or money than you need. (BRIT) Hughes finished with 15 seconds in hand. PHRASE: usu with amount PHR 29. The job or problem in hand is the job or problem that you are dealing with at the moment. The business in hand was approaching some kind of climax. PHRASE: n PHR, v-link PHR 30. If a situation is in hand, it is under control. The Olympic organisers say that matters are well in hand. PHRASE: v-link PHR, PHR after v 31. If you lend someone a hand, you help them. I'd be glad to lend a hand. PHRASE: V inflects 32. If you tell someone to keep their hands off something or to take their hands off it, you are telling them in a rather aggressive way not to touch it or interfere with it. Keep your hands off my milk. PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n 33. If you do not know something off hand, you do not know it without having to ask someone else or look it up in a book. (SPOKEN) I can't think of any off hand. PHRASE: usu with brd-neg, PHR after v 34. If you have a problem or responsibility on your hands, you have to deal with it. If it is off your hands, you no longer have to deal with it. They now have yet another drug problem on their hands... She would like the worry of dealing with her affairs taken off her hands. PHRASE: PHR after v 35. If someone or something is on hand, they are near and able to be used if they are needed. The Bridal Department will have experts on hand to give you all the help and advice you need... = available PHRASE: PHR after v, v-link PHR 36. You use on the one hand to introduce the first of two contrasting points, facts, or ways of looking at something. It is always followed later by on the other hand or 'on the other'. On the one hand, if the body doesn't have enough cholesterol, we would not be able to survive. On the other hand, if the body has too much cholesterol, the excess begins to line the arteries. PHRASE: PHR with cl 37. You use on the other hand to introduce the second of two contrasting points, facts, or ways of looking at something. Well, all right, hospitals lose money. But, on the other hand, if people are healthy, don't think of it as losing money; think of it as saving lives. PHRASE 38. If a person or a situation gets out of hand, you are no longer able to control them. His drinking had got out of hand. PHRASE: v-link PHR 39. If you dismiss or reject something out of hand, you do so immediately and do not consider believing or accepting it. I initially dismissed the idea out of hand. PHRASE: PHR after v 40. If you play into someone's hands, you do something which they want you to do and which places you in their power. (JOURNALISM) He is playing into the hands of racists. PHRASE: V inflects 41. If you show your hand, you show how much power you have and the way you intend to act. He has grown more serious about running for president, although he refuses to show his hand. PHRASE: V and N inflect 42. If you take something or someone in hand, you take control or responsibility over them, especially in order to improve them. I hope that Parliament will soon take the NHS in hand... PHRASE: V inflects 43. If you say that your hands are tied, you mean that something is preventing you from acting in the way that you want to. Politicians are always saying that they want to help us but their hands are tied... PHRASE: V inflects 44. If you have something to hand or near to hand, you have it with you or near you, ready to use when needed. You may want to keep this brochure safe, so you have it to hand whenever you may need it. PHRASE: PHR after v, v-link PHR 45. If you try your hand at an activity, you attempt to do it, usually for the first time. After he left school, he tried his hand at a variety of jobs–bricklayer, cinema usher, coal man. PHRASE: V and N inflect, usu PHR at n/-ing 46. If you turn your hand to something such as a practical activity, you learn about it and do it for the first time. ...a person who can turn his hand to anything. PHRASE: V and N inflect, PHR n 47. If you wash your hands of someone or something, you refuse to be involved with them any more or to take responsibility for them. He seems to have washed his hands of the job. PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n 48. If you win hands down, you win very easily. PHRASE: V inflects 49. with one's bare hands: see bare to overplay one's hand: see overplay to shake someone's hand: see shake to shake hands: see shake see also hand-to-mouth II. VERB USES (hands, handing, handed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you hand something to someone, you pass it to them. He handed me a little rectangle of white paper... He took a thick envelope from an inside pocket and handed it to me. VERB: V n n, V n to n 2. You say things such as 'You have to hand it to her' or 'You've got to hand it to them' when you admire someone for their skills or achievements and you think they deserve a lot of praise. (INFORMAL) You've got to hand it to Melissa, she certainly gets around. PHRASE [approval]

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Called by Galen "the instrument of instruments." It is the symbol of human action (Ps. 9:16; Job 9:30; Isa. 1:15; 1 Tim. 2:8). Washing the hands was a symbol of innocence (Ps. 26:6; 73:13; Matt. 27:24), also of sanctification (1 Cor. 6:11; Isa. 51:16; Ps. 24:3, 4). In Ps. 77:2 the correct rendering is, as in the Revised Version, "My hand was stretched out," etc., instead of, as in the Authorized Version, "My sore ran in the night," etc.

The right hand denoted the south, and the left the north (Job 23:9; 1 Sam. 23:19). To give the right hand was a pledge of fidelity (2 Kings 10:15; Ezra 10:19); also of submission to the victors (Ezek. 17:18; Jer. 50:15). The right hand was lifted up in taking an oath (Gen. 14:22, etc.). The hand is frequently mentioned, particularly the right hand, as a symbol of power and strength (Ps. 60:5; Isa. 28:2). To kiss the hand is an act of homage (1 Kings 19:18; Job 31:27), and to pour water on one's hands is to serve him (2 Kings 3:11). The hand of God is the symbol of his power: its being upon one denotes favour (Ezra 7:6, 28; Isa. 1:25; Luke 1:66, etc.) or punishment (Ex. 9:3; Judg. 2:15; Acts 13:11, etc.). A position at the right hand was regarded as the chief place of honour and power (Ps. 45:9; 80:17; 110:1; Matt. 26:64).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

(yadh, "hand"; kaph, "the hollow hand," "palm"; yamin, "the right hand"; semo'l, "the left hand"; cheir, "hand"; dexia, "the right hand"; aristera, "the left hand" (only Lu 23:33; 2Co 6:7), or euphemistically (for evil omens come from the left hand; compare Latin sinister, German linkisch, etc.); euonumos, literally, "having a good name"): The Hebrew words are used in a large variety of idiomatic expressions, part of which have passed into the Greek (through the Sepuagint) and into modern European languages (through the translations of the Bible; see Oxford Hebrew Lexicon, under the word "yadh"). We group what has to be said about the word under the following heads:

1. The Human Hand: Various Uses:

The human hand (considered physically) and, anthropopathically, the hand of God (Ge 3:22; Ps 145:16): The hand included the wrist, as Will be seen from all passages in which bracelets are mentioned as ornaments of the hand, e.g. Ge 24:22,30,47; Eze 16:11; 23:42, or where the Bible speaks of fetters on the hands (Jud 15:14, etc.). On the other hand, it cannot seem strange that occasionally the expression "hand" may be used for a part, e.g. the fingers, as in Ge 41:42, etc.. According to the lexicon talionis, justice demanded "hand for hand" (Ex 21:24; De 19:21). We enumerate the following phrases without claiming to present a complete list: "To fill the hand" (Ex 32:29 m; 1Ch 29:5 margin) means to consecrate, evidently from the filling of hands with sacrificial portions for the altar. Compare also Le 7:37; 8:22,28,29,31,33, where the sacrifice, the ram, the basket of consecration are mentioned. "To put or set the hand unto" (De 15:10; 23:20; 28:8,20), to commence to do; "to put forth the hand" (Ge 3:22; 8:9); "to stretch out the hand" (Eze 25:13,16; Ze 2:13); "to shake or wag the hand upon" (Isa 10:32; Ze 2:15; Zec 2:9), to defy. "To lay the hand upon the head" (2Sa 13:19) is an expression of sadness and mourning, as we see from Egyptian representations of scenes of mourning. Both in joy and in anger hands are "smitten together" (Nu 24:10), and people "clap their hands" at a person or over a person in spiteful triumph (Job 27:23; La 2:15; Na 3:19). "To put one's life into one's hand" is to risk one's life (1Sa 19:5; 28:21). "To lay hands upon" is used in the sense of blessing (Mt 19:13), or is symbolical in the act of miraculous healing (Mt 9:18; Mr 8:23; Ac 28:8), or an emblem of the gift of the Holy Spirit and His endowments (Ac 8:17-19; 13:3; 1Ti 4:14; 2Ti 1:6); but it also designates the infliction of cruelty and punishment (Ge 37:22; Le 24:14), the imposition of responsibility (Nu 8:10; De 34:9). Thus also the sins of the people were symbolically transferred upon the goat which was to be sent into the wilderness (Le 16:21). This act, rabbinical writings declare, was not so much a laying on of hands, as a vigorous pressing. "Lifting up the hand" was a gesture accompanying an oath (De 32:40) or a blessing pronounced over a multitude (Le 9:22; Lu 24:50), a prayer (Ps 119:48). "To put the hands to the mouth" is indicative of (compulsory) silence (Job 21:5; 40:4; Pr 30:32; Mic 7:16). To "slack one's hand" is synonymous with negligence and neglect (Jos 10:6), and "to hide or bury the hand in the dish" is descriptive of the slothful, who is tired even at meals (Pr 19:24; 26:15).

2. The Hand as Power:

The hand in the sense of power and authority: (compare Assyrian idu, "strength"); Jos 8:20 margin, "They had no hands (the Revised Version (British and American) "power") to flee this way or that way"; Jud 1:35, "The hand of the house of Joseph prevailed"; Ps 76:5, "None of the men of might have found their hands"; Ps 89:48 margin, "shall deliver his soul from the hand (the Revised Version (British and American) "power") of Sheol"; 2Ki 3:15, "The hand of Yahweh came upon him"; Ex 14:31 margin, "Israel saw the great hand (the Revised Version (British and American) "work") which Yahweh did upon the Egyptians"; De 34:12, "in all the mighty hand .... which Moses wrought in the sight of all Israel."

3. The Hand for the Person:

The hand used (pars pro toto) for the person: "His hand shall be against every man" (Ge 16:12). "Slay the priests of Yahweh; because their hand also is with David" (1Sa 22:17). "Jonathan went to David into the wood and strengthened his hand in God" (1Sa 23:16). In this sense penalty is exacted "from the hand" or "at the hand" of the transgressor (Ge 9:5; Eze 33:8).

4. Hand, Meaning Side:

The hand in the sense of side: "All the side (Hebrew "hand") of the river Jabbok" (De 2:37); "by the wayside" (Hebrew "by the hand of the way," 1Sa 4:13). The manuscripts have here the error yakh, for yadh; compare the Hebrew of Ps 140:5 (6) (leyadh ma`gal); "On the side (Hebrew "hand") of their oppressors there was power" (Ec 4:1); "I was by the side (Hebrew "hand") of the great river" (Da 10:4).

5. English Idiom:

Mention must also be made here of the English idiom, "at hand," frequently found in our versions of the Scriptures. In Hebrew and Greek there is no reference to the word "hand," but words designating nearness of time or place are used. The usual word in Hebrew is qarabh, "to be near," and qarobh, "near"; in Greek eggus, "near," and the verb eggizo, "to come near." Rarely other words are used, as enesteken, "has come," the English Revised Version "is now present" (2Th 2:2), and ephesteken, "is come" (2Ti 4:6).

Frequently the words refer to the "day" or "coming of the Lord"; still it must not be forgotten that it may often refer to the nearness of God in a local sense, as in Jer 23:23, "Am I a God at hand, saith Yahweh, and not a God afar off?" and probably in Php 4:5, "The Lord is at hand," though many, perhaps most, commentators regard the expression as a version of the Aramaic maran atha (1Co 16:22). Passages such as Ps 31:20; 119:151; Mt 28:20 would, however, speak for an interpretation which lays the ictus on the abiding presence of the Lord with the believer.

NOTE.--The ancients made a careful distinction of the respective values of the two hands. This is perhaps best seen from Ge 48:13-19, where the imposition of the hands of aged Israel upon the heads of Joseph's sons seems unfair to their father, because the left hand is being placed upon the elder, the right hand upon the younger son. The very word euonumos proves the same from the Greek point of view. This word is a euphemistic synonym of aristera, and is used to avoid the unlucky omen the common word may have for the person spoken to. Thus the goats, i.e. the godless, are placed at the left hand of the great Judge, while the righteous appear at His right (Mt 25:33). We read in Ec 10:2, "A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left," i.e. is inclined to evil. As the Jews orientated themselves by looking toward the rising of the sun (Latin oriens, the east), the left hand represented the north, and the right hand the south (1Sa 23:19,24; 2Sa 24:5). The right hand was considered the more honorable (1Ki 2:19; Ps 45:9); therefore it was given in attestation of a contract, a federation or fellowship (Ga 2:9). It is the more valuable in battle; a friend or protector will therefore take his place at the right to guard it (Ps 16:8; 73:23; 109:31; 110:5; 121:5), but the enemy will, for the same reason, try to assail it (Job 30:12; Ps 109:6; Zec 3:1). It was also the unprotected side, because the shield was carried on the left arm: hence, the point of danger and honor. The right hand is also the side of power and strength (Ps 60:5; 63:8; 108:6; 118:15,16; 110:1; Mt 22:44; Mt 20:21,23). Both hands are mentioned together in the sense of close proximity, intimate association, in Mr 10:37.

H. L. E. Luering

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. Palm and fingers. 2. Palm, four inches (in estimating the height of a horse), hand-breadth. 3. Side (right or left), direction, part. 4. Skill, ability, talent, faculty, dexterity. 5. Handiwork, workmanship. 6. Mode of procedure, course, management. 7. Agency, intervention, participation, share. 8. Possession, control, power. 9. Laborer, workman, operative, artisan, artificer, craftsman, employee. 10. Index, pointer, indicator. 11. Chirography, handwriting, style of penmanship. 12. Handful, bunch (usually of five). II. v. a. 1. Give (with the hand), transmit, present, pass by hand. 2. Lead, conduct, guide.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

A sailor. We lost a hand; we lost a sailor. Bear a hand; make haste. Hand to fist; opposite: the same as tete-a-tete, or cheek by joul.

Foolish Dictionary

A much desired possession, supplied by The Damsel or The Dealer. GLAD HAND. The beggar's plea, the politician's sceptre and the drummer's ablest assistant.

Moby Thesaurus

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