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• plural of hand.
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  hands

  plural noun

  power or keeping
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  Hands

  noun

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

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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But this climbdown had come remarkably quickly, at the hands of a movement led by people who had been largely unknown only weeks earlier.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

As Lumiere in “Beauty & the Beast” at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre, actor Danny Gardner must sing and dance with live flames on his hands.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

His hands were shaking as he added his own story to the chorus of his fellow New Yorkers, and his voice cracked when he raised it for emphasis.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

But governments should not sit on their hands when it comes to regulating AI, he added, urging an "agile" approach as AI development accelerates.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

She reaches into the folds of her dress, produces an envelope, and hands the small package to him.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

The Cody, Wyo.-based nonprofit By Western Hands is working with the University of Wyoming to train young leather workers and silversmiths and preserve other traditional crafts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

The All Hands & Hearts organization is already on the ground in Colombia helping search-and-rescue crews by providing necessary equipment needed by emergency responders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Donations to All Hands & Hearts are being accepted here.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

"Hands washed. That's how the administration approached it."

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

Hands clapping, happy tears flowing, prayers, both small and impossible, heard and answered.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

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