hands
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power or keeping: your welfare is in his hands
Also called: handling soccer the infringement of touching the ball with any part of the hand or arm
change hands to pass from the possession of one person or group to another
clean hands freedom from guilt
hands down without effort; easily
hands off do not touch or interfere
hands up! raise the hands above the level of the shoulders, an order usually given by an armed robber to a victim, etc
have one's hands full
to be completely occupied
to be beset with problems
have one's hands tied to be wholly unable to act
in good hands in protective care
join hands See join (def. 12)
lay hands on or lay hands upon
to seize or get possession of
to beat up; assault
to find: I just can't lay my hands on it anywhere
Christianity to confirm or ordain by the imposition of hands
off one's hands for which one is no longer responsible
on one's hands
for which one is responsible: I've got too much on my hands to help
to spare: time on my hands
out of one's hands no longer one's responsibility
throw up one's hands to give up in despair
wash one's hands of to have nothing more to do with
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British Dictionary definitions for Hands (2 of 2)
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Terence David, known as Terry. born 1941, British theatre director: chief executive and artistic director (1986–91) of the Royal Shakespeare Company
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How to use hands in a sentence
“We all shook hands and my client told me to leave,” he said.
My body used for his hard pleasure; a stone god gripping me in his hands.
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With a suffocating gasp, she fell back into the chair on which she sat, and covered her face with her hands.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterShe sat straight up in bed, and jerked her hands to her head, and screamed long and terribly.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxHe reached forward and took her hands, and if Mrs. Vivian had come in she would have seen him kneeling at her daughter's feet.
Confidence | Henry JamesHe burst into a loud laugh, clapped his hands, and danced before the delighted babe.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeTurn away from sin and order thy hands aright, and cleanse thy heart from all offence.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
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