hands

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/ hændz /

plural noun

1. power or keeping

   your welfare is in his hands

2. Also calledhandling soccer the infringement of touching the ball with any part of the hand or arm
3. change hands
   to pass from the possession of one person or group to another
4. clean hands
   freedom from guilt
5. hands down
   without effort; easily
6. hands off
   do not touch or interfere
7. hands up!
   raise the hands above the level of the shoulders, an order usually given by an armed robber to a victim, etc
8. have one's hands full
   1. to be completely occupied
   2. to be beset with problems
9. have one's hands tied
   to be wholly unable to act
10. in good hands
    in protective care
11. join hands
    See join
12. lay hands on or lay hands upon
    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. off one's hands
    for which one is no longer responsible
14. on one's hands
    1. for which one is responsible

       I've got too much on my hands to help

    2. to spare

       time on my hands

15. out of one's hands
    no longer one's responsibility
16. throw up one's hands
    to give up in despair
17. wash one's hands of
    to have nothing more to do with

Hands

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/ hænz /

noun

1. HandsTerence David1941MBritishTHEATRE: theatre director Terence David, known as Terry. born 1941, British theatre director: chief executive and artistic director (1986–91) of the Royal Shakespeare Company

Example Sentences

Along the way, we spoke to migrants who shared their complicated reasons for putting their lives in the hands of people smugglers.

From BBC

Nessa and Boq then join hands for a brief but jubilant dance break that ends up being one of the movie’s most romantic scenes.

From Los Angeles Times

Another problem caused by the fire is the loss of wages for field hands in Ventura County’s fruit and vegetable farms.

From Los Angeles Times

So with Wales now without a fixture until March, Bellamy will have more time on his hands, having started his reign with two fixtures every month so far.

From BBC

LeBron James stood at midcourt early in the fourth, his hands on his hips while a faint cheer began to echo through the building.

From Los Angeles Times

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