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find hands for the farm. 5 pointer, indicator, index: The
minute hand covers the hour hand at noon and midnight. 6 (round
of) applause, ovation, clap: Give the lad a hand for trying. 7
handwriting, penmanship, script; calligraphy: The writing was
in a hand that she could not recognize. 8 Often, hands.
control, hold, grasp, possession, custody, clutches, keeping,
power, disposal, jurisdiction, authority, supervision,
management, guardianship, care: At last, the government is in
the hands of the people. 9 at hand. nearby, close, near, close
by, handy, (readily) available, to or on hand, at one's
fingertips, convenient, within (arm's) reach, accessible,
present; approaching, imminent, around the corner: He always
kept a pistol at hand. The Day of Judgement is at hand. 10 hand
in glove. hand in hand, in league, together, in collusion,
collusively, connivingly, conspiringly, intimately, closely,
jointly, Colloq in cahoots: An informer is working hand in
glove with the police. 11 hand in hand. together, side by side,
hand in glove: They walked hand in hand down the road. 12
hand-over-fist. quickly, speedily, rapidly, swiftly, steadily,
like mad: He makes money hand-over-fist in the stock market.
13 hands down. easily, readily, effortlessly: He can win the
marathon hands down.
--v. 14 give, pass, deliver, present to or with: Please hand
me the hammer. 15 hand down or on or over. a bequeath, will,
pass on; transfer, turn over: The farm has been handed down
from father to son for seven generations. b See 18 (a), below.
16 hand in. submit, give in, tender, proffer, offer: I handed
in my resignation. 17 hand out. distribute, disseminate, pass
out or round or around, give out, deal (out), mete or dole out,
dispense; disburse: She was handing out leaflets to passers-by.
18 hand over. a deliver, submit, yield, give up, surrender,
turn over; transfer: The man produced a gun and told the
cashier to hand over the money. b See 15 (a), above.
handcuffs n.pl. manacles, shackles, Colloq cuffs, bracelets, Slang Brit
darbies: The police put handcuffs on them all.
handful n. 1 few, couple, sprinkling, small number; fistful: Only a
handful of restaurants are open that late. He gave the beggar a
handful of change. 2 (behaviour or disciplinary) problem,
bother, mischief-maker, troublemaker, nuisance: Timothy was a
real handful when he was five.