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A. phalanges B. metacarpus C. carpus (Carlyn Iverson)

1. 1. The terminal part of the human arm located below the forearm, used for grasping and holding and consisting of the wrist, palm, four fingers, and an opposable thumb.
   2. A homologous or similar part in other animals, as the terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates.
2. A unit of length equal to 4 inches (10.2 centimeters), used especially to specify the height of a horse.
3. Something suggesting the shape or function of the human hand, especially:
   1. Any of the rotating pointers used as indexes on the face of a mechanical clock.
   2. A pointer, as on a gauge or dial.
4. Printing. See index (sense 3).
5. Lateral direction indicated according to the way in which one is facing: at my right hand.
6. 1. A style or individual sample of writing.
   2. A signature: put my hand to the contract.
7. A round of applause to signify approval.
8. Physical assistance; help: gave me a hand with the bags.
9. hands Sports. A handball in soccer.
10. Games.
    1. The cards held in a card game by a given player at any time.
    2. The number of cards dealt each player; the deal.
    3. A player or participant in a card game: We need a fourth hand for bridge.
    4. A portion or section of a game during which all the cards dealt out are played: a hand of poker.
11. 1. One who performs manual labor: a factory hand.
    2. One who is part of a group or crew: the ship's hands.
12. A participant in an activity, often one who specializes in a particular activity or pursuit: an old hand at labor negotiations.
13. 1. The degree of immediacy of a source of information; degree of reliability: heard the scandalous tale at third hand.
    2. The strength or force of one's position: negotiated from a strong hand.
14. 1. Possession, ownership, or keeping. Often used in the plural: The books should be in your hands by noon.
    2. Power; jurisdiction; care: The defendant's fate is in the hands of the jury. Dinner is in the chef's hands.
15. 1. Involvement or participation: "In all this was evident the hand of the counterrevolutionaries" (John Reed).
    2. An influence or effect: The manager had a hand in all major decisions.
    3. Evidence of craft or artistic skill: can see the hand of a genius even in the lighter poems.
16. An aptitude or ability: I tried my hand at decorating.
17. The aesthetic feel or tactile quality of something, such as a fabric, textile, or carpeting, that indicates its fineness, texture, and durability.
18. A manner or way of performing something: a light hand with makeup.
19. 1. Permission or a promise, especially a pledge to wed.
    2. A commitment or agreement, especially when sealed by a handshake; one's word: You have my hand on that.

1. To give or pass with or as if with the hands; transmit: Hand me your keys.
2. To aid, direct, or conduct with the hands: The usher handed the patron to a reserved seat.
3. Nautical. To roll up and secure (a sail); furl.
4. Sports.
   1. To give (the ball) directly to a teammate, as in football. Often used with off.
   2. To carry, strike, or propel (the ball) with the hand or arm in violation of the rules in soccer.

hand down

1. To bequeath to one's heirs.
2. To make and pronounce (an official decision, especially a court verdict).

1. To turn over to another.

1. To distribute freely; disseminate.
2. To administer or deal out.

1. To release or relinquish to another.

1. To deliver (an indictment) to a higher judicial authority.

at hand

1. Close by; near.
2. Soon in time; imminent: Retribution is at hand.

1. By or through the agency of: favors he received at the hands of his uncle.

1. By using the hands; manually.

1. To get possessioon of; acquire or obtain.

1. With concerted, never-ending effort: had to wait on them hand and foot.

1. On intimate terms or in close association: "The folklore of American academia says that publishing and teaching go hand in glove" (Edward B. Fiske).

1. In cooperation; jointly.

1. To give credit to: You've got to hand it to her; she knows what she's doing.

1. At a tremendous rate: made money hand over fist.

1. With no trouble; easily.
2. Indisputably; unquestionably.

1. In one's possession: arrived with the contract in hand.
2. Under control: kept the tense situation in hand.
3. Under consideration: gave her attention to the matter in hand.
4. In preparation or process: With the work finally in hand, we began to see progress.
5. SportsRemaining to be played by one team but not by another:Their team is ahead in the standings, but our team has two games in hand. Remaining to be played by one team but not by another: Their team is ahead in the standings, but our team has two games in hand.

1. No longer under one's jurisdiction, within one's responsibility, or in one's care: We finally got that project off our hands.

1. Present; available: Are there enough people on hand to hold a meeting?
2. About to happen; imminent; What is on hand for this evening?

1. In one's possession, often as an imposed responsibility or burden: Now they have the grandchildren on their hands.

1. As one point of view; from one standpoint.

1. As another point of view; from another standpoint.

1. Out of control: Employee absenteeism has gotten out of hand.
2. At once; immediately.
3. Over and done with; finished.
4. Uncalled for or improper; indiscreet.

1. Nearby.
2. In one's possession.

[Middle English, from Old English.]

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noun

1. Approval expressed by clapping: applause, ovation, plaudit. See praise/blame.
2. The act or an instance of helping: abetment, aid, assist, assistance, help, relief, succor, support. See help/harm/harmless.
3. One who labors: laborer, operative, roustabout, worker, working girl, workingman, workingwoman, workman, workwoman. See work/play.
4. The particular angle from which something is considered: angle², aspect, facet, frame of reference, light¹, phase, regard, respect, side. See perspective.
5. One of two or more contrasted parts or places identified by its location with respect to a center: flank, side. See place.

verb

1. To relinquish to the possession or control of another: deliver, furnish, give, hand over, provide, supply, transfer, turn over. See give/take/reciprocity.
2. To cause to be transferred from one to another. convey, pass, transmit. See give/take/reciprocity.

phrasal verb - hand down

1. To convey (something) from one generation to the next: bequeath, hand on, pass (along or on), transmit. See give/take/reciprocity.
2. To deliver (an indictment or verdict, for example): render, return. See law.

phrasal verb - hand on

To convey (something) from one generation to the next: bequeath, hand down, pass (along or on), transmit,, give/take/reciprocity.

phrasal verb - hand out

1. To pass (something) out: circulate, disperse, disseminate, distribute. See collect/distribute.
2. To make a gift of: bestow, give (away), present². See give/take/reciprocity.
3. To present as a gift to a charity or cause: bestow, contribute, donate, give. See give/take/reciprocity.

phrasal verb - hand over

1. To relinquish to the possession or control of another: deliver, furnish, give, hand, provide, supply, transfer, turn over. See give/take/reciprocity.
2. To put in the charge of another for care, use, or performance: commend, commit, confide, consign, entrust, give (over), relegate, trust, turn over. Idioms: give intrustcharge. See give/take/reciprocity.
3. To give up a possession, claim, or right: abandon, abdicate, cede, demit, forswear, quitclaim, relinquish, render, renounce, resign, surrender, waive, yield. See keep/release.

Idioms beginning with hand:
hand and foot
handy
handshake
hand in glove
hand in hand
hand it to
handle
handle to one's name
hand on
hand out
hand over
hand over hand
handsome is as handsome does
hands up

See also at first hand; at hand; at second hand; at the hand of; back of one's hand; bare hands; bird in the hand; bite the hand that feeds you; bound hand and foot; by hand; catch red-handed; change hands; clean hands; cold hands, warm heart; deal in (one a hand); dirty one's hands; eat out of someone's hand; feed (hand) someone a line; force someone's hand; free hand; from hand to hand; give a hand; glad hand; grease someone's palm (hand); hang heavy on one's hands; hat in hand; have a hand in; have one's hands full; heavy hand; helping hand; in good hands; in hand; in one's hands; in the hands of; iron hand; keep one's hand in; know like a book (the back of one's hand); lay hands on; left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing; left-handed compliment; lend a hand; many hands make light work; off one's hands; on a platter, hand; on hand; on one's hands; on the one hand; on the other hand; out of control (hand); out of hand; play into the hands of; putty in someone's hands; raise a hand against; right-hand man; rub one's hands; shake hands; show of hands; show one's hand; sit on one's hands; sleight of hand; take in hand; take into one's hands; take one's life (in one's hands); take the law into one's hands; throw in one's hand; throw up one's hands; tie one's hands; time on one's hands; tip one's hand; to hand; try one's hand; turn one's hand to; upper hand; wait on hand and foot; wash one's hands of; with one arm (hand) tied.

Definition: fingers
Antonyms: foot

n

Definition: help, aid
Antonyms: check, encumbrance, hindrance, obstruction, prevention

n

Definition: laborer
Antonyms: boss

n

Definition: round of applause
Antonyms: silence

n. a person who engages in manual labor, especially on board a ship: the ship was lost with all hands.

take in or furl (a sail): hand in the main!

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

length Particularly for the height of horses, 4 in (101.6 mm).

1. The direction, left or right, of the swing of a door (when viewed from the side usually considered the outside) or associated doorframes or hardware. A left-hand door has hinges on the left and the door swings away; a left-hand reverse door swings toward the viewer. A right-hand door has hinges on the right and swings away. A right-hand reverse door swings toward the viewer.
2. Of a spiral stair, designates the direction of turn of the stair. Right-hand refers to a stair on which the user turns clockwise as he descends. Left-hand refers to a stair on which the user turns counter-clockwise ashe descends.

See blindness, recovery from; handedness; spatial coordination; touch.

1. unit of measurement of height in a horse; hands high, abbreviated hh. 1 hand = 4 inches = 10.16 cm.
2. the terminal part of an upper extremity of a primate.

• h. gallop — a restrained gallop at less than top speed.
• h. milking — see handmilking.

To convert from hands to:

cm, multiply by 10.16.

n.

A singular instrument worn at the end of the human arm and commonly thrust into somebody's pocket.

Hands symbolize building, healing, and praying. Clasped hands depict unity and completeness or agreement. One can "give a hand" to help and to soothe. Negative connotations of this symbol include a "heavy-handed" manner in relationships and theft or deceit (caught with his hand in the cookie jar). Wringing and washing of the hands suggests a worrisome issue that the dreamer needs to work through.

For other uses, see Hand (disambiguation).

Hand
Human right hand
Latin	manus
Vein	dorsal venous network of hand
Nerve	ulnar nerve, median nerve, radial nerve
MeSH	Hand

The hands (med./lat.: manus, pl. manūs) are the two intricate, prehensile, multi-fingered body parts normally located at the end of each arm of a primate. They are the chief organs for physically manipulating the environment, used for both gross motor skills (such as grasping a large object) and fine motor skills (such as picking up a small pebble). The fingertips contain some of the densest areas of nerve endings on the body, are the richest source of tactile feedback, and have the greatest positioning capability of the body; thus the sense of touch is intimately associated with hands. Like other paired organs (eyes, ears, legs), each hand is dominantly controlled by the opposing brain hemisphere, and thus handedness, or preferred hand choice for single-handed activities such as writing with a pen, reflects a significant individual trait.

Some evolutionary anatomists use hand to refer more generally to the appendage of digits on the forelimb, for example, in the context of whether the three digits of the bird hand involved the same homologous loss of two digits as in the dinosaur hand.^[1]

Contents 1 What constitutes a hand? 2 Anatomy of the human hand 2.1 Digits 2.2 Bones 2.3 Articulations 2.4 Muscles and tendons 2.5 Variation 3 Additional images 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

What constitutes a hand?

Many mammals and other animals have grasping appendages similar in form to a hand such as paws, claws, and talons, but these are not scientifically considered to be grasping hands. The scientific use of the term hand in this sense to distinguish the terminations of the front paws from the hind ones is an example of anthropomorphism. The only true grasping hands appear in the mammalian order of primates. Hands must also have opposable thumbs, as described later in the text.

Humans have only two hands (except in cases of polymelia),^[2] each of which is normally located at the distal end of each arm. Apes and monkeys are sometimes described as having four hands, because the toes are long and the hallux is opposable and looks more like a thumb, thus enabling the feet to be used as hands. Also, some apes have toes that are longer than human fingers.^[3]

The word "hand" is sometimes used by evolutionary anatomists to refer to the appendage of digits on the forelimb such as when researching the homology between the three digits of the bird hand and the dinosaur hand.^[1]

Anatomy of the human hand

A human left hand with the digits labelled.

The human hand consists of a broad palm (metacarpus) with 5 digits, attached to the forearm by a joint called the wrist (carpus).^[4][5] The back of the hand is formally called the dorsum of the hand.

Digits

The four fingers on the hand are used for the outermost performance; these four digits can be folded over the palm which allows the grasping of objects. Each finger, starting with the one closest to the thumb, has a colloquial name to distinguish it from the others:

• index finger (med./lat.:digitus secundus manus), pointer finger, or forefinger
• middle finger (med./lat.:digitus me´dius and more commonly digitus tertius)
• ring finger (med./lat.:digitus annula´ris) - Annulus
• little finger (med./lat.:digitus mi´nimus ma´nus) or 'pinky' - Minime

The thumb (connected to the trapezium) is located on one of the sides, parallel to the arm. The thumb can be easily rotated 90°, on a level perpendicular to the palm, unlike the other fingers which can only be rotated approximately 45°^{[citation needed]}. A reliable way of identifying true hands is from the presence of opposable thumbs. Opposable thumbs are identified by the ability to be brought opposite to the fingers, a muscle action known as opposition.

Bones

Main article: phalanx bones

An x-ray showing the bones of the human hand.

Illustration depicting the bones of the human hand

The human hand has 27 bones: the carpus or wrist account for 8; the metacarpus or palm contains 5; the remaining 14 are digital bones; fingers and thumb. The eight bones of the wrist are arranged in two rows of four. These bones fit into a shallow socket formed by the bones of the forearm. The bones of proximal row are (from lateral to medial): scaphoid, lunate, triquetral and pisiform.

The bones of the distal row are (from lateral to medial): trapezium, trapezoid, capitate and hamate. The palm has 5 bones (metacarpals), one to each of the 5 digits. These metacarpals have a head and a shaft.

Human hands contain 14 digital bones, also called phalanges, or phalanx bones: 2 in the thumb (the thumb has no middle phalanx) and 3 in each of the four fingers. These are:

• the distal phalanx, carrying the nail,
• the middle phalanx and
• the proximal phalanx.

Sesamoid bones are small ossified nodes embedded in the tendons to provide extra leverage and reduce pressure on the underlying tissue. Many exist around the palm at the bases of the digits; the exact number varies between different people.

Articulations

Also of note is that the articulation of the human hand is more complex and delicate than that of comparable organs in any other animals. Without this extra articulation, we would not be able to operate a wide variety of tools and devices. The hand can also form a fist, for example in combat, or as a gesture.

The articulations are:

• interphalangeal articulations of hand
• metacarpophalangeal joints
• intercarpal articulations
• wrist (may also be viewed as belonging to the forearm.)

Muscles and tendons

The movements of the human hand are accomplished by two sets of each of these tissues. They can be subdivided into two groups: the extrinsic and intrinsic muscle groups. The extrinsic muscle groups are the long flexors and extensors. They are called extrinsic because the muscle belly is located on the forearm.

The intrinsic muscle groups are the thenar and hypothenar muscles (thenar referring to the thumb, hypothenar to the small finger), the interosseus muscles (between the metacarpal bones, four dorsally and three volarly) and the lumbrical muscles. These muscles arise from the deep flexor (and are special because they have no bony origin) and insert on the dorsal extensor hood mechanism.

The fingers have two long flexors, located on the underside of the forearm. They insert by tendons to the phalanges of the fingers. The deep flexor attaches to the distal phalanx, and the superficial flexor attaches to the middle phalanx. The flexors allow for the actual bending of the fingers. The thumb has one long flexor and a short flexor in the thenar muscle group. The human thumb also has other muscles in the thenar group (opponens- and abductor muscle), moving the thumb in opposition, making grasping possible.

The extensors are located on the back of the forearm and are connected in a more complex way than the flexors to the dorsum of the fingers. The tendons unite with the interosseous and lumbrical muscles to form the extensorhood mechanism. The primary function of the extensors is to straighten out the digits. The thumb has two extensors in the forearm; the tendons of these form the anatomical snuff box. Also, the index finger and the little finger have an extra extensor, used for instance for pointing. The extensors are situated within 6 separate compartments. The 1st compartment contains abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis. The 2nd compartment contains extensors carpi radialis longus and brevis. The 3rd compartment contains extensor pollicis longus. The extensor digitorum indicis and extensor digititorum communis are within the 4th compartment. Extensor digiti minimi is in the fifth, and extensor carpi ulnaris is in the 6th.

Variation

Female hands

Some people have more than the usual number of fingers or toes, a condition called polydactyly.^[6] Others may have more than the typical number of metacarpal bones, a condition often caused by genetic disorders like Catel-Manzke syndrome. The average length of an adult male hand is 189 mm, while the average length of an adult female hand is 172 mm. The average hand breadth for adult males and females is 84 and 74 mm respectively.^[7]

Additional images

Static adult human physical characteristics of the hand.

See also

• Hand strength
• Dermatoglyphics
• Digit ratio
• Handanalysis
• Hand fetishism
• Hand infection
• Handstand
• Hand walking
• Knuckle-walking
• Pentadactyl limb
• Reflexology
• Handedness
• Wrist

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Xing Xu et al.(2009). A Jurassic ceratosaur from China helps clarify avian digital homologies. Nature 459: 940-944 doi:10.1038/nature08124
2. ^ "Three-armed boy to have surgery". BBC News. 2006-05-31. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/5032906.stm. Retrieved 2007-12-24. 
3. ^ http://www.ufovideo.net/BIGFOOTxSASQUATCHxHandsxFeetxlarge.jpg
4. ^ "Nature Bulletin No. 611". Division of Educational Programs, Argonne National Laboratory. 1960-10-01. http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/natbltn/600-699/nb611.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-24. 
5. ^ "hand". Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. 2nd ed. 1989.
6. ^ "Polydactyly and Syndactyly". Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University. http://www.hmc.psu.edu/healthinfo/pq/poly.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-24. 
7. ^ Agnihotri, A. K.; B. Purwar, N. Jeebun, S. Agnihotri (2006). Determination Of Sex By Hand Dimensions. 1. The Internet Journal of Forensic Science. http://www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journals/ijfs/vol1n2/hand.xml. Retrieved 2007-12-24. 

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v • d • e Human anatomy (TA A01.1) Head Forehead · Ear · Jaw · Face (Cheek, Eye, Nose, Mouth, Chin) · Occiput · Scalp · Temple Neck Throat · Adam's apple Torso Breast · Thorax · Abdomen · Navel · Back · Pelvis Sex organs Limbs Upper limb Shoulder · Axilla · Arm Elbow · Forearm Wrist · Hand · Finger (Thumb · Index · Middle · Ring · Little) Lower limb/ (see also leg) Hip · Buttocks · Thigh Knee · Calf · Crus Ankle · Heel · Foot · Toe (Hallux · Fifth) · Sole Skin Hair

v • d • e List of muscles of upper limbs (TA A04.6, GA 4.432) Shoulder deltoid · rotator cuff (supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis) · teres major fascia: Deltoid fascia · Supraspinous fascia · Infraspinous fascia Arm (compartments) Anterior coracobrachialis · biceps brachii · brachialis Posterior triceps brachii · anconeus · Articularis cubiti Fascia Axillary sheath · Axillary fascia · Brachial fascia · intermuscular septa (Lateral, Medial) Other spaces (Quadrangular space, Triangular space, Triangular interval) Forearm Anterior superficial: pronator teres · palmaris longus · flexor carpi radialis · flexor carpi ulnaris · flexor digitorum superficialis deep: pronator quadratus · flexor digitorum profundus · flexor pollicis longus Posterior superficial: mobile wad (brachioradialis, extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis) · extensor digitorum · extensor digiti minimi · extensor carpi ulnaris deep: supinator · anatomical snuff box (abductor pollicis longus, extensor pollicis brevis, extensor pollicis longus) · extensor indicis Fascia Bicipital aponeurosis · common tendons (Extensor, Flexor) · Antebrachial fascia Other Cubital tunnel Hand Lateral volar thenar (opponens pollicis, flexor pollicis brevis, abductor pollicis brevis) · adductor pollicis Medial volar hypothenar (opponens digiti minimi, flexor digiti minimi brevis, abductor minimi digiti) · palmaris brevis Intermediate lumbrical · interossei (dorsal, palmar) Fascia posterior: Extensor retinaculum · Extensor expansion anterior: Flexor retinaculum · Palmar aponeurosis

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - hånd, håndskrift, arbejder, kort på hånden, klapsalve, bifald, applaus, viser (på ur)
v. tr. - give, levere, række, overrække, hjælpe

idioms:

• at the hands of    fra nogens side
• be in the hands of    være i kløerne/hænderne på
• by hand    manuelt, håndlavet, pr. bud
• get one's hands on    få fingrene i, lægge beslag på
• get out of hand    komme ud af kontrol
• go hand in hand    gå hånd i hånd
• hand and foot    på hænder og fødder
• hand around    distribuere
• hand back    give tilbage, returnere
• hand down    give videre, lade gå i arv
• hand in    indlevere
• hand luggage    håndbagage
• hand on    give videre
• hand out    udlevere
• hand over    overlevere, aflevere, overrække, afstå
• hand over fist    med lynets hast, meget hurtigt
• hand to mouth    fra hånden i munden
• hands are tied    bundet på hænder og fødder, være optaget
• have a free hand    have frie hænder til
• have a hand in    have en finger med i
• have got to hand it to    skal levere det til
• have one's hands full    have hænderne fulde
• in hand    under kontrol
• on all hands    på alle sider, fra alle sider
• on hand    ved hånden, i nærheden
• on the one hand    på den ene side
• on the other hand    på den anden side
• out of hand    uden videre, øjeblikkelig , på stedet, ud af kontrol, spise af ens hånd
• take one's hands off    holde fingrene væk
• take something in hand    tage sig af, påtage sig ansvaret for
• to hand    ved hånden
• turn one's hand to    gå i gang med noget

Nederlands (Dutch)
hand(-), applaus, assistent, handbreedte, huwelijksbelofte, kaarten in de hand, (kaart) speler, beurt, deelnemer, handvol, vijf stuks, schouderstuk van varken, matroos, arbeider, handschrift, controle, wijzer, aangeven enerzijds/ anderzijds zich ontfermen over

Français (French)
n. - (Anat) main, écriture, influence, coup de main, applaudissement, consentement (au mariage), mains, en la possession de, entre les mains de, contrôle, jeu, pari, (Agric) ouvrier agricole, (Ind) ouvrier, (Naut) membre de l'équipage, responsabilité, sur les bras, sous la main, disponible, essai à (photographie, marketing, etc), aiguille (d'une montre), (Équit, Mes) = 10,16 cm, (Culin) régime (de bananes), signature (arch), source (d'information), aspect, côté, par contre
v. tr. - donner (qch) à qn, passer (qch) à qn, remettre (qch) à qn, aider qn à
adj. - en cours, (Comm) en stock

idioms:

• at the hands of    entre les mains de, par, contre, face à
• be in the hands of    être entre les mains de, être aux mains de
• by hand    à main, à la main, en mains propres, par porteur (une enveloppe)
• by the hands of    entre les mains de, par, contre, face à
• get one's hands dirty    se salir les mains
• get one's hands on    mettre la main sur
• get out of hand    déraper, échapper au contrôle, devenir impossible (un enfant)
• go hand in hand    aller main dans la main
• hand and foot    des pieds et des mains
• hand and glove    (s'entendre) comme larrons en foire
• hand around    faire circuler
• hand back    rendre (à)
• hand down    transmettre, faire passer
• hand in    remettre
• hand in hand    main dans la main, aller main dans la main
• hand luggage    bagage à main
• hand off    (Sport) football américain
• hand on    passer (qch)
• hand out    distribuer (qch), prodiguer (un conseil) (péj), distribuer (des punitions, des amendes)
• hand over    (TV, Radio) passer l'antenne à, passer la main à (un successeur), passer (qn) au téléphone, rendre (une arme), céder (une affaire), livrer (un secret), transmettre (un pouvoir, etc), remettre (des clés), céder (un microphone), livrer (un prisonnier, un terroriste), remettre (qn) entre les mains de qn
• hand over fist    main sur main
• hand someone off    (Sport) raffut (rugby), (Sport) repousser (qn) du plat de la main (au rugby)
• hand to mouth    vivre au jour le jour
• hands off    pas touche, bas les pattes
• have a hand in    être pour quelque chose dans, être mêlé à
• have got to hand it to    devoir avouer, reconnaître
• have one's hands full    être très occupé, avoir fort à faire
• in hand    en mains
• on all hands    partout, de tous les côtés
• on every hand    partout, de tous les côtés
• on hand    à portée de la main, sous contrôle
• on one's hands    entre ses mains
• on the one hand    d'une part
• on the other hand    d'autre part
• out of hand    d'emblée, sommairement, sans jugement
• someone's hands are tied    poings et mains liées
• take a hand in    participer à, contribuer à, se mêler de
• take one's hands off    débarrasser qn
• take something in hand    prendre qch en main
• to hand    à portée de main, proche, accessible
• turn one's hand to    s'y mettre (au travail), se mettre à travailler, s'occuper (à faire, à qch)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Hand, Handschrift, Arbeiter, Beifall, Zeiger, Seite, Mitspieler, Runde
v. - geben, reichen
adj. - hand-, manuell

idioms:

• at the hands of    durch
• be in the hands of    ausgeliefert sein
• by hand    mit der Hand
• by the hands of    durch
• get one's hands dirty    sich die Hände schmutzig machen
• get one's hands on    erwischen
• get out of hand    außer Kontrolle geraten
• go hand in hand    verbunden sein mit
• hand and foot    an Händen und Füßen
• hand and glove    vertraut, auf vertrautem Fuße stehend, ein Herz und eine Seele [mit]
• hand around    etw. herumgeben od. -reichen, etw. herumgehen lassen
• hand back    zurückgeben
• hand down    hinunterreichen, verkünden, überliefern, weitergeben, vererben
• hand in    abgeben, einreichen
• hand in hand    Hand in Hand
• hand luggage    Handgepäck
• hand off    (Spo) [mit der Hand] wegstoßen
• hand on    weitergeben
• hand out    austeilen, verteilen, geben, erteilen, verhängen
• hand over    übergeben
• hand over fist    schnell, Zug um Zug
• hand someone off    (Spo) jmdn. [mit der Hand] wegstoßen
• hand to mouth    kärglich
• hands off    Hände od. Finger weg!
• have a hand in    bei etwas seine Hände im Spiel haben
• have got to hand it to    das muß man jmdm. lassen
• have one's hands full    die Hände voll haben
• in hand    im Besitz, zur Verfügung, unter Kontrolle
• on all hands    von allen Seiten, ringsum, von überallher
• on every hand    auf/von allen Seiten, ringsum, von überall her
• on hand    anwesend, verfügbar
• on one's hands    untätig zuschauen, untätig, müßig, auf Hände und Knien, auf allen vieren, (fig.) mit großer Mühe
• on the one hand    einerseits
• on the other hand    andererseits
• out of hand    außer Kontrolle, ohne weitere Umstände
• someone's hands are tied    die Hände sind gebunden
• take a hand in    sich [an etw. (Dat.)] beteiligen
• take one's hands off    die Finger sofort wegnehmen
• take something in hand    in Angriff nehmen
• to hand    in Reichweite
• turn one's hand to    sich einer Sache zuwenden

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - χέρι, εργάτης, γραφή, γραφικός χαρακτήρας, δείκτης οργάνου, ρολογιού κ.λπ., βοήθεια, χείρα βοηθείας, χειροκρότημα, χαρτωσιά
v. - δίνω, εγχειρίζω, παραδίδω (στα χέρια), βοηθώ
adj. - χειρο-, με το χέρι, στο χέρι

idioms:

• at the hands of    στα χέρια του, στην ευθύνη του
• be in the hands of    βρίσκομαι στα χέρια του, στην ευθύνη του
• by hand    με το χέρι, δια χειρός
• get one's hands on    καταφέρνω να πιάσω ή να αποκτήσω
• get out of hand    ξεφεύγω από τον έλεγχο, αποχαλινώνομαι
• go hand in hand    πάω χέρι-χέρι, συνταιριαστά
• hand and foot    χειροπόδαρα
• hand around    διανέμω, διαδίδω, κυκλοφορώ, δίνω από χέρι σε χέρι
• hand back    επιστρέφω
• hand down    μεταβιβάζω, παραδίδω, κληροδοτώ
• hand in    εγχειρίζω, υποβάλλω, παραδίδω
• hand on    παραδίδω, μεταβιβάζω, εγχειρίζω
• hand out    μοιράζω
• hand over    παραδίδω, εγχειρίζω
• hands are tied    τα χέρια μου είναι δεμένα, δεν μου επιτρέπεται
• have a free hand    έχω ελευθερία κινήσεων, έχω απεριόριστη πρωτοβουλία
• have a hand in    είμαι ανακατεμένος σε, έχω την ουρίτσα μου σε
• have got to hand it to    πρέπει να του βγάλω το καπέλο
• have one's hands full    (καθομ.) πνίγομαι, είμαι πολύ απασχολημένος
• in hand    υπό έλεγχο, εν προκειμένω, υπό εκτέλεση, διαθέσιμος (σε πρώτη ζήτηση)
• on all hands    από όλους
• on hand    διαθέσιμος, σε πρώτη ζήτηση
• on the one/other hand    αφενός/αφετέρου
• out of hand    πρόχειρα, αβασάνιστα, εκτός ελέγχου, αυτοστιγμεί, αδίστακτα
• take one's hands off    κατεβάζω τα χέρια μου από
• to hand    κοντά, προσβάσιμο
• turn one's hand to    (καθομ.) τα καταφέρνω σε

Italiano (Italian)
passare, porgere, consegnare, mano, calligrafia, applauso, lancetta, a mano

idioms:

• at hand    vicino, imminente
• at the hands of    per mano di
• be in the hands of    essere alla mercè di
• by hand    a mano
• change hands    cambiare mani, essere venduto
• flat of the hand    palma
• force someone's hand    costringere qualcuno
• get out of hand    sfuggire il controllo
• get/lay one's hands on    mettere le mani su
• give a big hand    applaudire
• go hand in hand    associarsi
• hand and foot    (legato) mani e piedi
• hand around    passare (da uno all'altro)
• hand back    restituire
• hand down    trasferire, trasmettere
• hand grenade    bomba a mano
• hand gun    pistola
• hand in    consegnare
• hand in glove    in stretto contatto, intimo
• hand luggage    bagaglio a mano
• hand on    passare
• hand out    distribuire
• hand over    consegnare, rimettere
• hand over fist    rapidamente
• hand to mouth    dalle mani alla bocca
• hands are tied    avere le mani legate
• have a free hand    avere le mani libere
• have a hand in    essere coinvolto in, metterci lo zampino
• have got to hand it to    va riconosciuto (il merito)
• have one's hands full    essere occupatissimo
• have the upper hand    prevalere
• hold someone's hand    trattenere qualcuno
• in hand    disponibile
• keep one's hand in    mantenersi in pratica
• keep one's hands off    non toccare
• on all hands
• on hand        vicino, disponibile
• on the one/other hand    d'altronde
• orders in hand    registro ordini
• out of hand    fuori controllo, senza esitazione
• palm of the hand    palmo (della mano)
• place in the hands of    rimettere nelle mani di
• play into someone's hands    fare il gioco di qualcuno
• raise one's hand    alzare le mani
• right hand    mano destra, braccio destro
• second hand    lancetta dei minuti
• shake hands    stringere la mano a
• shake hands with    stringere la mano a
• show one's hand    dichiarare le proprie intenzioni, mettere le carte in tavola
• straight to hand    a portata di mano
• take one's hands off    togliere le mani da
• take something in hand    assumersi la responsabilità
• to hand    in possesso
• try one's hand at    provare
• turn one's hand to    rivolgersi a (un'attività)
• wash one's hands of    lavarsene le mani, declinare ogni responsabilità
• win hands down    stravincere

Português (Portuguese)
n. - mão (f) (Anat.), ponteiro (m) de relógio, ajuda (f), mão (f) (cartas), trabalhador (m) braçal, palmo (m) (comprimento), aplauso (m)
v. - entregar, passar, conduzir, manejar
adj. - de mão

idioms:

• at the hands of    da parte de
• be in the hands of    estar à mercê de
• by hand    pessoalmente
• get out of hand    escapar do controle
• get/lay one's hands on    agarrar, capturar
• go hand in hand    ir lado a lado (juntos)
• hand and foot    completamente
• hand around    circular
• hand back    devolver
• hand down    transmitir
• hand in    entregar
• hand luggage    bagagem (f) de mão
• hand on    passar adiante
• hand out    distribuir
• hand over    entregar
• hand over fist    rapidamente e em grande quantidade
• hand to mouth    da mão para a boca
• hands are tied    de mãos atadas (não pode fazer nada)
• have a free hand    ter liberdade
• have a hand in    participar
• have got to hand it to    tem que entregar a
• have one's hands full    estar de mãos cheias (muito ocupado)
• in hand    sob controle
• on all hands    em todo lugar
• on hand    sob controle, disponível
• on the one/other hand    por um lado/por outro lado
• out of hand    fora de controle
• take one's hands off    afastar-se de
• take something in hand    adquirir controle
• to hand    passar
• turn one's hand to    decidir ajudar

Русский (Russian)
рука, сторона, власть, обещание, рабочий, автор, умение, почерк, стрелка, указатель, ручной, вручать, передавать, дотрагиваться

idioms:

• at the hands of    под чью-л. ответственность
• be in the hands of    быть в руках кого-л.
• by hand    вручную, самолично
• get out of hand    выйти из подчинения
• get/lay one's hands on    найти что-л.
• go hand in hand    идти рука об руку
• hand and foot    усердно
• hand around    раздавать (всем присутствующим)
• hand back    возвращать, отдавать в руки
• hand down    передавать сверху, передавать потомству
• hand in    вручать
• hand luggage    ручной багаж
• hand on    передавать, посылать
• hand out    выдавать
• hand over    передавать другому, сдаваться
• hand over fist    перехватывая руками, быстро и легко, в больших количествах
• hand to mouth    скудно, бедно жить
• hands are tied    связанные руки
• have a free hand    иметь полную свободу действий
• have a hand in    участвовать в чем-либо, вмешиваться
• have got to hand it to    признавать чье-то превосходство
• have one's hands full    не иметь свободной минуты
• in hand    в руках, в распоряжении, в процессе подготовки, под контролем
• on all hands    везде
• on hand    имеющийся в распоряжении
• on the one/other hand    с одной стороны/ с другой стороны
• out of hand    без подготовки, немедленно
• take one's hands off    с рук долой
• take something in hand    взять в свои руки, принять ответственность
• to hand    под рукой
• turn one's hand to    приниматься за что-л. впервые

Español (Spanish)
n. - mano, letra, escritura, palmadas, manecilla, aguja (de reloj), operario, palmo
v. tr. - dar, entregar, poner en manos de
adj. - manual, de mano

idioms:

• at the hands of    a manos de, a través de la agencia de
• be in the hands of    estar en manos de
• by hand    a mano
• by the hands of    a través de la agencia de, a manos de
• get one's hands dirty    ensuciarse las manos, hacer trampa, actuar en forma deshonesta
• get one's hands on    echar mano a, tocar, encontrar
• get out of hand    desmandarse, salirse de los límites
• go hand in hand    ir juntos, ir tomados de la mano, estar estrechamente relacionado con
• hand and foot    completamente
• hand and glove    ser carne y uña
• hand around    distribuir, pasar de mano en mano
• hand back    devolver, restituir
• hand down    transmitir, traspasar la propiedad o el uso esp. a un sucesor o descendiente, expresar una opinión o veredicto
• hand in    entregar, presentar
• hand in hand    estrechamente relacionados
• hand luggage    equipaje de mano
• hand off    rechazar
• hand on    pasar, transmitir, comunicar
• hand out    repartir, distribuir
• hand over    entregar, transmitir, ceder
• hand over fist    rápidamente, a manos llenas o espuertas
• hand someone off    (Rugby) empujar a otro con una mano
• hand to mouth    vivir al día
• hands off    no tocar, no interferir, mantenerse alejado de
• have a hand in    tomar parte en, intervenir en
• have got to hand it to    hay que reconocerle que
• have one's hands full    estar muy ocupado
• in hand    tener algo entre manos
• on all hands    por todas partes, universal, por unanimidad
• on every hand    por todas partes, universal, por unanimidad
• on hand    a mano, en reserva, pendiente
• on one's hands    a cargo de uno, bajo la responsabilidad de uno
• on the one hand    por una parte, por un lado
• on the other hand    por otra parte, por otro lado
• out of hand    en seguida, fuera de control
• someone's hands are tied    tener las manos atadas, estar atado de pies y manos (imposibilitado de hacer algo)
• take a hand in    tener influencia para determinar algo, tomar parte en, intervenir en
• take one's hands off    quitar las manos de algo, dejar algo
• take something in hand    hacerse cargo de algo
• to hand    entregar, dar
• turn one's hand to    dedicarse a

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hand (äv. kortsp.), hjälp, parti el. spelare (kortsp.), håll, handstil, skicklighet, visare (på klocka), applåd, regelbrott (fotb.), källa (bildl.), arbetare, namnteckning
v. - handstil, (konstnärs) stil, tvärhand (isht mått för hästar), bunt
adj. - hand-, manuell

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
手, 协助, 掌管, 支持, 交给, 搀扶

idioms:

• at the hands of    从...那里, 由于...的作用
• be in the hands of    在...的手上, 被...控制, 被...管理
• by hand    用手
• get one's hands on    把...弄到手
• get out of hand    失去控制, 不可收拾, 不听话, 不守纪律, 立即地, 不假思索地
• go hand in hand    密切相关地, 同时并进地
• hand and foot    手脚一起, 尽力地, 完全
• hand around    传播开, 传阅
• hand back    退还
• hand down    往下递, 传给后世往下递, 传给后世
• hand in    提交, 呈送
• hand luggage    手提行李
• hand on    传递下去
• hand out    把...拿出来, 施舍, 分发
• hand over    交出, 送交
• hand over fist    不费力地, 大量地
• hand to mouth    勉强糊口的, 勉强维持的, 过一天算一天的, 吃光用光的
• hands are tied    手被绑起来, 没有办法做某事
• have a free hand    行动自由
• have a hand in    参与...
• have got to hand it to    向...恭喜
• have one's hands full    手头工作很忙
• in hand    在手头, 掌握住, 在进行中
• on all hands    全方面
• on hand    在手头, 在场, 即将发生
• on the one hand    在一方面
• on the other hand    另一方面
• out of hand    无法控制, 立即
• take one's hands off    放手
• take something in hand    承担, 处理, 尝试
• to hand    在手头, 收到, 近在手边
• turn one's hand to    承担

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 手, 協助, 掌管
v. tr. - 支援, 交給, 攙扶

idioms:

• at the hands of    從...那裡, 由於...的作用
• be in the hands of    在...的手上, 被...控制, 被...管理
• by hand    用手
• get one's hands on    把...弄到手
• get out of hand    失去控制, 不可收拾, 不聽話, 不守紀律, 立即地, 不假思索地
• go hand in hand    密切相關地, 同時並進地
• hand and foot    手腳一起, 盡力地, 完全
• hand around    傳播開, 傳閱
• hand back    退還
• hand down    往下遞, 傳給後世往下遞, 傳給後世
• hand in    提交, 呈送
• hand luggage    手提行李
• hand on    傳遞下去
• hand out    把...拿出來, 施捨, 分發
• hand over    交出, 送交
• hand over fist    不費力地, 大量地
• hand to mouth    勉強糊口的, 勉強維持的, 過一天算一天的, 吃光用光的
• hands are tied    手被綁起來, 沒有辦法做某事
• have a free hand    行動自由
• have a hand in    參與...
• have got to hand it to    向...恭喜
• have one's hands full    手頭工作很忙
• in hand    在手頭, 掌握住, 在進行中
• on all hands    全方面
• on hand    在手頭, 在場, 即將發生
• on the one hand    在一方面
• on the other hand    另一方面
• out of hand    無法控制, 立即
• take one's hands off    放手
• take something in hand    承擔, 處理, 嘗試
• to hand    在手頭, 收到, 近在手邊
• turn one's hand to    承擔

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 손, 손 모양의 것, 일손, 솜씨, 지배
v. tr. - 수교하다, ~을 손을 잡고 도와주다, 건네주다, (돛, 기를) 접다

idioms:

• at the hands of    ~의 손에서, ~의 힘으로
• be in the hands of    받아들이게 되다
• by hand    손으로, 손수
• get one's hands on    ~에 익숙해지다
• get out of hand    과도해지다, 감당할 수 없게 되다
• go hand in hand    서로 협조하다
• hand around    (음식을)~에게 받아서 다른 사람에게 주다
• hand back    돌려주다, 반환하다
• hand down    집어 내려주다, 손을 내밀어 내려주다, (판결을) 내리다, 유산을 물리다
• hand in    수교하다, 제출하다
• hand on    다음으로 돌리다
• hand out    나누어 주다, 부축해서 내리다, (충고 등을) 많이 해주다, 돈을 내다
• hand over    수교하다, 넘겨주다, 양도하다
• have a free hand    자유묘사의
• have a hand in    ~에 관여하다, ~에 손을 대다, ~에 익숙하다
• have got to hand it to    ~의 기술이나 업적에 감탄하다
• have one's hands full    손이 차 있다, 몹시 바쁘다
• in hand    손에 손을 잡고, 협력하여
• take one's hands off    떠맡다, 인수하다
• take something in hand    ~에 착수하다
• to hand    손 닿는 곳에, 수중에, 소유하여
• turn one's hand to    ~에 착수하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 手, 針, 手の形をしたもの, 援助, 人手, 働き手, 乗組員, 腕前, 技量の持ち主, 所有, 支配, 側, 筆跡, 持ち札, 人, 前足, 手並, 一勝負, 職工, 競技者, 婚約
v. - 手渡す, 手を貸して…させる, 渡す
adj. - 手に余って, 手を離れて

idioms:

• at hand    手近に, 近い将来に
• at the hands of    人の手にかかって, 人のせいで
• be at someone's right hand    腹心として
• be in the hands of    支配下にある
• by hand    手で, 手渡しで
• get out of hand    手に負えなくなる
• get/lay one's hands on    手に入れる, つかまえる
• go hand in hand    関連する
• hand and foot    手足もろとも, 一生懸命に
• hand around    取り回す
• hand back    返す
• hand down    下ろして渡す, 言い渡す, お下がりにする, 遺産に残す
• hand glass    手鏡, 拡大鏡
• hand grenade    手榴弾, 消火瓶
• hand gun    拳銃
• hand in    手渡す, 提出する
• hand in glove    ごく親密で, ぐるになって
• hand luggage    手荷物
• hand on    次へ回す, 譲り渡す
• hand out    分け与える, 配る
• hand over    引き渡す, 譲る
• hand over fist    接近して, 並んで
• hand to mouth    接近して, 並んで
• hands are tied    無力だ, どうすることもできない
• have a hand in    仲間入りする, …に関係する
• have got to hand it to    手渡さなくてはならない
• in hand    手にして, 制御して
• off hand    準備せずに
• on all hands    四方八方に
• on hand    持ち合わせて, 間近に, 出席して
• on the one/other hand    一方では
• orders in hand    言われたとおりにする
• out of hand    即座に, 手に余って, すぐに
• take in hand    着手する, 処理する, 世話を引き受ける
• take off someone's hands    手を放せ
• take one's hands off    手をどける
• to hand    手の届く所に, 手中に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) يد, شئ كاليد مثل مؤشر أو عقرب الساعه, سيطرة, إشراف, جانب, جهه, خط, كتابه, إمضاء, توقيع, براعه, حذق, لمسه, ضلع أو درو أو يد في جريمه مثلا, عون, مساعدة, مصدر أو مصدر معلومات, عاصفه تصفيق, الصانع أو المنتج أو الكاتب, البارع في عمل, العامل, المستخدم (فعل) يطوي شراعا أو رايه, يقود أو يساعد باليد, يسلم باليد (صفه) ذو علاقه باليد أو بشئ كاليد ألخ يأخذ يضع شيئا تحت مسؤوليته وإشرافه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮יד, כתב-יד, קלפים, ארבעה אינטשים, מחוג, פועל, מלח, התחייבות לנישואים, מיומנות מעשית, הקלפים שמקבל כל משתתף במשחק, סיבוב במשחק, תרועות, רגל קדמית של חזיר, אשכול בננות‬
v. tr. - ‮נתן, מסר, עזר, אמר, ויתר‬

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