two-handed
Americanadjective
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having two hands.
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using both hands equally well; ambidextrous.
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involving or requiring the use of both hands.
a two-handed sword; a two-handed backhand.
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requiring the hands of two persons to operate.
a two-handed saw.
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engaged in by two persons.
a two-handed game.
adjective
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requiring the use of both hands
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ambidextrous
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requiring the participation or cooperation of two people
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of two-handed
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
Example Sentences
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Freya is also a two-time Young Musician finalist, once with a two-handed repertoire and again in 2025 with a left-hand repertoire.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
"It's a two-handed push. This is far removed from normal footballing contact. This is too excessive for us to ignore."
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
Australian Jason “Belmo” Belmonte, a dominant force with many titles to his name, pioneered a once-controversial, now common two-handed style.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
The Lakers star then passed to a hustling Austin Reaves, who took a few dribbles to get a Kings defender to commit before making an alley-oop pass to James for a two-handed, rim-hanging dunk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026
Several flies dive-bombed us as we got closer, and I swung my loaner kierie like a two-handed sword, batting them back.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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