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hands
1/ hændz /
plural noun
power or keeping
your welfare is in his hands
Also called: handling. soccer the infringement of touching the ball with any part of the hand or arm
to pass from the possession of one person or group to another
freedom from guilt
without effort; easily
do not touch or interfere
raise the hands above the level of the shoulders, an order usually given by an armed robber to a victim, etc
to be completely occupied
to be beset with problems
to be wholly unable to act
in protective care
See join
to seize or get possession of
to beat up; assault
to find
I just can't lay my hands on it anywhere
Christianity to confirm or ordain by the imposition of hands
for which one is no longer responsible
for which one is responsible
I've got too much on my hands to help
to spare
time on my hands
no longer one's responsibility
to give up in despair
to have nothing more to do with
Hands
2/ hænz /
noun
Terence David, known as Terry. born 1941, British theatre director: chief executive and artistic director (1986–91) of the Royal Shakespeare Company
Example Sentences
He was right that the key to acceptance was in the hands of cable companies, which soon saw the light and offered the technology to their subscribers.
We had been told we are here to attend a retirement party of sorts, one final meal from an acclaimed chef before he hands over his 26-year-old restaurant.
One of those landed in the hands of Jamie Raab, who was then executive editor at Warner Books in New York.
"I'm speaking out because no-one should have to go through what I did, especially at the hands of someone in a position of trust and authority."
She recalled a trip to an H Mart where she saw a young boy singing “Golden” at the top of his lungs while holding hands with his mother.
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