hands
plural noun
power or keeping
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hands
1 British
/ 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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"Hands off May 1," read the poster of a hard-left activist at a May Day protest in Paris.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
She was asked about the Rosslyn Park sevens tournament, with Williams and Hands arriving at a hotel on the Sunday night ahead of the match on Monday.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Hands told the panel that Llandovery College did not have a concussion protocol at the time .
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Back in Fiji’s Mamanuca Islands for “Survivor 50: In the Hands of Fans,” the show has added a novel element.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
I long ardently for Activity for my Hands is Commissioned to Build & to wet & to warp & to bind.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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