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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British
/ hænz /
noun
Example Sentences
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While Probst was hosting the “Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans” finale live, the challenges had been filmed in Fiji months prior.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
"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 in the air, clapping, pointing euphorically to fans in the audience, DeCarlo worked the room and hit the high notes as if he’d been doing it for years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Hands were everywhere—open, holding pencils, scrunched up like a fist.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
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