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  HAND, n.  A singular instrument worn at the end of the human arm and
  commonly thrust into somebody's pocket.

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]


  Hand
     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).

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  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.
       
          (1998-03-06)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Hand \Hand\ (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw.
     hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h["o]nd, Goth. handus, and
     perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches; a
        palm. Chiefly used in measuring the height of horses.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Side; part; direction, either right or left.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              On this hand and that hand, were hangings. --Ex.
                                                    xxxviii. 15.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The Protestants were then on the winning hand.
                                                    --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill;
        dexterity.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He had a great mind to try his hand at a Spectator.
                                                    --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence,
        manner of performance.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To change the hand in carrying on the war.
                                                    --Clarendon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my
              hand.                                 --Judges vi.
                                                    36.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A dictionary containing a natural history requires
              too many hands, as well as too much time, ever to be
              hoped for.                            --Locke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I was always reckoned a lively hand at a simile.
                                                    --Hazlitt.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     8. Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad, or
        running hand. Hence, a signature.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I say she never did invent this letter;
              This is a man's invention and his hand. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Some writs require a judge's hand.    --Burril.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     9. Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction;
        management; -- usually in the plural. ``Receiving in hand
        one year's tribute.'' --Knolles.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Albinus . . . found means to keep in his hands the
              government of Britain.                --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     11. Rate; price. [Obs.] ``Business is bought at a dear hand,
         where there is small dispatch.'' --Bacon.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
             [1913 Webster]
  
     13. (Firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock,
         which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
             [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
  
     Hands 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 In one's 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 with or To be hand 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 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. --Chaucer.
         (b) To be engaged upon or occupied with.
  
     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, or To 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 the hand against, or To 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 hand to, or To put the 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.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Hand \Hand\ (h[a^]nd), 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 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Hand \Hand\ (h[a^]nd), 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct; as,
        to hand a lady into a carriage.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To manage; as, I hand my oar. [Obs.] --Prior.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To seize; to lay hands on. [Obs.] --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To pledge by the hand; to handfast. [R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Naut.) To furl; -- said of a sail. --Totten.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Hand \Hand\, v. i.
     To co["o]perate. [Obs.] --Massinger.
     [1913 Webster]

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]


  HAND // [Usenet: very common] Abbreviation: Have A Nice Day. Typically
     used to close a Usenet posting, but also used to informally close
     emails; often preceded by HTH.

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) : [ vera ]


  HAND
       Have A Nice Day (telecommunication-slang, Usenet, IRC)

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  hand
       n 1: the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the
            hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" [syn: manus,
             mitt, paw]
       2: a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed
          the railing"; "a ranch hand" [syn: hired hand, hired
          man]
       3: something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting";
          "his hand was illegible" [syn: handwriting, 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: 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]
       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:
           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, reach,
             pass on, turn over, give]
       2: guide or conduct or usher somewhere; "hand the elderly lady
          into the taxi"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  hand
     Ολλανδικά n.
     (ετ ανθρώπινο σώμα nl) το χέρι
     Σουηδικά n.
     (ετ ανθρώπινο σώμα sv) το χέρι

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Hand
     Γερμανικά n.
     (ετ ανθρώπινο σώμα de) το χέρι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  hand
     Danish pron.
     (obsolete spelling of da han  he)
     Dutch n.
     A (l en hand) of a human, other simian or other animal with fingers.
     Limburgish n.
     (lb li anatomy common variant) A (l en hand)
     n.
     The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and
  the corresponding part in many other animals.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To give, pass or transmit with the hand, literally
  or figuratively.
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (lb nn anatomy) A (l en hand).
     Old Frisian n.
     (alternative form of ofs hond)
     Old Swedish n.
     1 A hand
     2 A direction
     3 A behalf
     4 A sort, kind.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  hand-
     Norwegian Nynorsk pre.
     (m nn hand) when used as the first part of compound words.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  hand.
     Swedish n.
     (lb sv lexicography) trade and business terminology; (abbreviation of
  sv handelsterm)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Hand
     Hunsrik n.
     hand
     Low German n.
     hand
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  HAND
     phr.
     (initialism of en have a nice day)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  hand
     n.
     The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and
  the corresponding part in many other animals.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To give, pass or transmit with the hand, literally
  or figuratively.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Hand
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  HAND
     phr.
     (initialism of en have a nice day)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  hand
     Dutch n.
     A (l en hand) of a human, other simian or other animal with fingers.
     French n.
     the sport handball
     n.
     The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and
  the corresponding part in many other animals.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To give, pass or transmit with the hand, literally
  or figuratively.
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (lb nn anatomy) A (l en hand).
     Old Frisian n.
     (alternative form of ofs hond)
     Old Swedish n.
     1 A hand
     2 A direction
     3 A behalf
     4 A sort, kind.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  hand-
     Norwegian Nynorsk pre.
     (m nn hand) when used as the first part of compound words.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  hand.
     Swedish n.
     (lb sv lexicography) trade and business terminology; (abbreviation of
  sv handelsterm)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Hand
     Low German n.
     hand
     Luxembourgish n.
     (topics lb Body parts) hand
     Pennsylvania German n.
     1 hand
     2 handwriting

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  HAND
     phr.
     (initialism of en have a nice day)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  hand
     Dutch n.
     A (l en hand) of a human, other simian or other animal with fingers.
     French n.
     the sport handball
     n.
     The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and
  the corresponding part in many other animals.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To give, pass or transmit with the hand, literally
  or figuratively.
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (lb nn anatomy) A (l en hand).
     Old Frisian n.
     (alternative form of ofs hond)
     Old Swedish n.
     1 A hand
     2 A direction
     3 A behalf
     4 A sort, kind.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  hand-
     Norwegian Nynorsk pre.
     (m nn hand) when used as the first part of compound words.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  hand.
     Swedish n.
     (lb sv lexicography) trade and business terminology; (abbreviation of
  sv handelsterm)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Hand
     Low German n.
     hand
     Luxembourgish n.
     (topics lb Body parts) hand
     Pennsylvania German n.
     1 hand
     2 handwriting

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  HAND
     phr.
     (initialism of en have a nice day)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  hand
     Ruotsi n.
     1 käsi
     2 (''korttipeli'') korttikäsi

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Hand
     Saksa n.
     käsi, kämmen (+luokka de ruumiinosa)

From Albanian Wiktionary [incomplete] (2016-11-13) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sq-ALL-2016-11-13 ]


  hand
     Anglisht n.
     dora

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  hand
     Bottniska n.
     (tagg anatomi språk=gmq-bot) #Svenska
     Engelska n.
     1 (tagg kat=anatomi språk=en) hand#Svenska
     2 hand#Svenska
     3 hand#Svenska
     4 handtag, hjälp
     5 (''mått'') handsbredd, används vanligen om hästars mankhöjd
     6 sida, flank
     7 skicklighet, förmåga
     8 hjälpreda, assistent
     Engelska vb.
     1 ge till, överlämna
     2 ledsaga
     n.
     1 (tagg kroppsdelar kat=anatomi kat2=ä-omljud) den yttersta delen av
  armen, där finger sitter.
     2 (tagg: kortspel) de kort man håller i handen; (ibland specifikare)
  ett givet antal kort som ges till varje spelare i en spelomgång i
  kortspel
     3 (tagg: kortspel) en given spelomgång i kortspel då spelare ges ett
  givet antal kort
     4 (tagg: text=i uttryck) som beteckning för plats eller riktning (i
  förhållande till någon)
     5 (tagg: text=i uttryck) som beteckning för ordning
     6 (tagg: text=i uttryck) som beteckning för sätt på vilket något
  sker

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Hand
     Tyska n.
     (tagg anatomi kat=ä-omljud språk=de) hand

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  hand
     n.
     1 (tagg kroppsdelar kat=anatomi kat2=ä-omljud) den yttersta delen av
  armen, där finger sitter.
     2 (tagg: kortspel) de kort man håller i handen; (ibland specifikare)
  ett givet antal kort som ges till varje spelare i en spelomgång i
  kortspel
     3 (tagg: kortspel) en given spelomgång i kortspel då spelare ges ett
  givet antal kort
     4 (tagg: text=i uttryck) som beteckning för plats eller riktning (i
  förhållande till någon)
     5 (tagg: text=i uttryck) som beteckning för ordning
     6 (tagg: text=i uttryck) som beteckning för sätt på vilket något
  sker

From Afrikaans-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 : [ freedict:afr-deu ]


  hand /hˈɐnt/
  Hand

From Afrikaans-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:afr-eng ]


  hand /hˈɐnt/
  hand

From Deutsch-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 : [ freedict:deu-bul ]


  Hand /hant/ 
  ръка 2.
  Greiforgan bei Menschen und Affen
   3.
  kurz für Handspiel
   4.
  die in der Hand[1] gehaltenen Karten, insbesondere beim Skat: ein Spiel ohne den Skat aufzunehmen

From Deutsch-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-ell ]


  Hand /hant/ 
  χέρι 2.
  Greiforgan bei Menschen und Affen
   3.
  Handschrift
   4.
  kurz für Handspiel
   5.
  die in der Hand[1] gehaltenen Karten, insbesondere beim Skat: ein Spiel ohne den Skat aufzunehmen

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Hand /hˈant/ 
   [anat.] hand 
        "mit der Hand"  - by hand, manual, manually
        "sich die Hand geben"  - shake hands
        "in der Hand halten"  - hold in the hand, hold in one's hand
        "in seiner Hand halten"  - hold in the hand, hold in one's hand
        "eine ruhige Hand"  - a steady hand
        "aus erster Hand"  - at first hand, firsthand
        "aus zweiter Hand"  - secondhand
        "aus zweiter Hand kaufen"  - buy secondhand
        "bei der Hand"  - at hand
        "jdm. freie Hand lassen"  - give sb. (a) free rein
        "ohne Hand und Fuß"  - without rhyme or reason
        "von der Hand in den Mund leben"  - lead a hand-to-mouth existence
        "leicht von der Hand gehen"  - find sth. easy
        "gut von der Hand gehen"  - find sth. easy
        "jdm. geht etw. leicht von der Hand"  - sb. finds sth. easy
        "mit sicherer Hand"  - with sure touch
   see: Hände, zur Hand, Beim Backen ist sie nicht zu gebrauchen

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Hand… /hˈant/
  handheld
     Synonym: Taschen…

From Deutsch-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fin ]


  Hand /hant/ 
  käsi 2.
  Greiforgan bei Menschen und Affen
   3.
  Handschrift
   4.
  kurz für Handspiel
   5.
  die in der Hand[1] gehaltenen Karten, insbesondere beim Skat: ein Spiel ohne den Skat aufzunehmen

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fra ]


  Hand /hant/ 
  main 2.
  Greiforgan bei Menschen und Affen
   3.
  Handschrift
   4.
  kurz für Handspiel
   5.
  die in der Hand[1] gehaltenen Karten, insbesondere beim Skat: ein Spiel ohne den Skat aufzunehmen

From Deutsch-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-ind ]


  Hand /hant/ 
  tangan 2.
  Greiforgan bei Menschen und Affen
   3.
  Handschrift
   4.
  kurz für Handspiel
   5.
  die in der Hand[1] gehaltenen Karten, insbesondere beim Skat: ein Spiel ohne den Skat aufzunehmen

From German-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:deu-ita ]


  Hand /hˈant/
  mano

From German-Kurdish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:deu-kur ]


  Hand /hˈant/
  çeng

From German-Kurdish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:deu-kur ]


  Hand /hˈant/ 
  dest

From German-Kurdish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:deu-kur ]


  Hand /hˈant/
  dest

From German-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.5 : [ freedict:deu-nld ]


  Hand /hˈant/
  hand

From Deutsch-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-pol ]


  Hand /hant/ 
  ręka, dłoń
  Greiforgan bei Menschen und Affen

From German-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:deu-por ]


  Hand /hˈant/
  mão

From Deutsch-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-rus ]


  Hand /hant/ 
  рука, кисть
  Greiforgan bei Menschen und Affen

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-spa ]


  Hand /hant/ 
  mano 2.
  Greiforgan bei Menschen und Affen
   3.
  Handschrift
   4.
  die in der Hand[1] gehaltenen Karten, insbesondere beim Skat: ein Spiel ohne den Skat aufzunehmen

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-swe ]


  Hand /hant/ 
  1. hand 2.
  Greiforgan bei Menschen und Affen
   3.
  die in der Hand[1] gehaltenen Karten, insbesondere beim Skat: ein Spiel ohne den Skat aufzunehmen
  2. hand, handstil
  Handschrift
  3. hands, hand
  kurz für Handspiel

From German-Turkish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:deu-tur ]


  Hand /hˈant/ 
  el

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  hand /hˈand/
  1. arbeider, werker
  2. hand
  3. inlewer, oordra

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  hand /hˈand/
  inlewer, oordra

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Hand /hˈand/
  اليدّ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  hand //hænd// /[heənd]/ /[hɛənd]/ /[hɛːnd]/ 
  1. педя
  hand's breadth
  2. почерк
  handwriting; style of penmanship
  3. стре́лка
  index or pointer on a dial, such as on an analogue/analog clock
  4. власт, контрол
  management, domain, control
  5. ръка́, ръка
  part of the fore limb
  6. подпис
  person's autograph or signature
  7. работник
  servant, laborer, workman, trained for special duty; a performer
  8. ръка
  set of cards held by a player in a card game
  9. шепа
  that which is, or may be, held in a hand at once

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  hand //hænd// /[heənd]/ /[hɛənd]/ /[hɛːnd]/ 
  връчвам
  to give, pass or transmit with the hand