hands

¹ British  

/ hændz /

plural noun

1. power or keeping

   your welfare is in his hands

2. Also called: handling.  soccer the infringement of touching the ball with any part of the hand or arm

3. to pass from the possession of one person or group to another

4. freedom from guilt

5. without effort; easily

6. do not touch or interfere

7. raise the hands above the level of the shoulders, an order usually given by an armed robber to a victim, etc

8. 1. to be completely occupied

   2. to be beset with problems

9. to be wholly unable to act

10. in protective care

11. See join

12. 1. to seize or get possession of

    2. to beat up; assault

    3. to find

       I just can't lay my hands on it anywhere

    4. Christianity to confirm or ordain by the imposition of hands

13. for which one is no longer responsible

14. 1. for which one is responsible

       I've got too much on my hands to help

    2. to spare

       time on my hands

15. no longer one's responsibility

16. to give up in despair

17. to have nothing more to do with

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Hands ² British  

/ hænz /

noun

1. Terence David, known as Terry. born 1941, British theatre director: chief executive and artistic director (1986–91) of the Royal Shakespeare Company

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Example Sentences

“Perhaps this is a longstanding question throughout history: Is innovation spurred by the hands of the rich or the poor?” he asked.

From MarketWatch

Its 200-plus 17th-century Dutch paintings and drawings include 19 Rembrandts and a Vermeer that is the only work of the artist’s maturity in private hands.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ball kids placed their hands on their feet - instead of the court - to avoid burning their palms when crouching at the net post.

From BBC

And when money changed hands, it was sometimes under duress as the victor in a war imposed a sale on the loser.

From The Wall Street Journal

The HMV store on Fargate in Sheffield then opened at midnight to give the band's keenest fans an early opportunity to get their hands on the album.

From BBC

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