two-handed
having two hands.
using both hands equally well; ambidextrous.
involving or requiring the use of both hands: a two-handed sword; a two-handed backhand.
requiring the hands of two persons to operate: a two-handed saw.
engaged in by two persons: a two-handed game.
Origin of two-handed
1Other words from two-handed
- two-hand·ed·ly, adverb
- two-hand·ed·ness, noun
Words Nearby two-handed
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How to use two-handed in a sentence
Bassam reached out and shook my hand, his two-handed grip like a vice—grateful, to be sure, but reaffirming his dominance.
They might have been compared to a rapier and a two-handed broadsword.
The Highgrader | William MacLeod RaineAnd the foremost of the troop, a thick dwarfish man with a huge two-handed sword, stood aside.
The Long Night | Stanley WeymanThis gentleman hath a two-handed sword, a good foot longer than that of our friend.
The White Company | Arthur Conan DoyleAs he spoke, the two combatants advanced from either end in full armor with their two-handed swords sloping over their shoulders.
The White Company | Arthur Conan Doyle
Then we eat our dinner, consisting of the usual chicken and eggs, have a game of two-handed bridge and turn in.
A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State | Marcus Dorman
British Dictionary definitions for two-handed
requiring the use of both hands
ambidextrous
requiring the participation or cooperation of two people
Derived forms of two-handed
- two-handedly, adverb
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