hands
plural noun
power or keeping
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hands
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/ hændz /
plural noun
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power or keeping
your welfare is in his hands
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Also called: handling. soccer the infringement of touching the ball with any part of the hand or arm
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to pass from the possession of one person or group to another
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freedom from guilt
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without effort; easily
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do not touch or interfere
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raise the hands above the level of the shoulders, an order usually given by an armed robber to a victim, etc
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to be completely occupied
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to be beset with problems
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to be wholly unable to act
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in protective care
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See join
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to seize or get possession of
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to beat up; assault
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to find
I just can't lay my hands on it anywhere
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Christianity to confirm or ordain by the imposition of hands
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for which one is no longer responsible
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for which one is responsible
I've got too much on my hands to help
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to spare
time on my hands
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no longer one's responsibility
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to give up in despair
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to have nothing more to do with
Hands
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/ hænz /
noun
Example Sentences
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The result is the largest transfer of charitable assets to private hands in American history.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Even after wall-to-wall coverage of the attack, allegedly at the hands of a 31-year-old California man, the president’s approval ratings have continued to decline.
From Salon • May 13, 2026
After the loss to the Thunder, James shook hands with All-Star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Alex Caruso, Lou Dort before walking off the court.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Manchester United meanwhile would be washing their hands of someone who was in Ruben Amorim's 'bomb squad' last summer.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
She clutched her hair in her hands for a moment.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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