hands
1 Britishplural 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
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Georgia Wilson, Hollie-Mae Dodd, Amelia Brown and Connie Boyd also put their hands up, but Rowe's control was such that she just nudges it.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Matlow says that leaves a "growing animal welfare crisis on our hands".
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Tatiana sat down at her desk and lowered her head into her hands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
I wiped my hands on my napkin, feeling a sense of clarity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
She takes out her cell and hands her phone to me.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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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
"Hands washed. That's how the administration approached it."
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
All Within My Hands, a charitable foundation created by Metallica, has proactively encouraged new and existing blood donors to come forward throughout the band's M72 world tour.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
Hands reach for the payesh as I lower the tray.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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