• | 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. |
• | That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office
of, a human hand |
• | A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or any one
of the four extremities of a monkey. |
• | An index or pointer on a dial; as, the hour or minute hand of
a clock. |
• | A measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches; a palm.
Chiefly used in measuring the height of horses. |
• | Side; part; direction, either right or left. |
• | Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill;
dexterity. |
• | Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence,
manner of performance. |
• | 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. |
• | Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad or running
hand. Hence, a signature. |
• | Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction;
management; -- usually in the plural. |
• | 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. |
• | Rate; price. |
• | That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once |
• | The quota of cards received from the dealer. |
• | A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together. |
• | The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped
by the hand in taking aim. |
• | To give, pass, or transmit with the hand; as, he handed
them the letter. |
• | To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct; as,
to hand a lady into a carriage. |
• | To manage; as, I hand my oar. |
• | To seize; to lay hands on. |
• | To pledge by the hand; to handfast. |
• | To furl; -- said of a sail. |
• | To cooperate. |