hand (noun)
1: the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" [syn: manus, mitt, paw]
2: a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand" [syn: hired hand, [[hired man]]]
3: something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible" [syn: handwriting, script]
4: ability; "he wanted to try his hand at singing"
5: a position given by its location to the side of an object; "objections were voiced on every hand"
6: the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand" [syn: deal]
7: one of two sides of an issue; "on the one hand..., but on the other hand..."
8: a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece; "the big hand counts the minutes"
9: a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses; "the horse stood 20 hands"
10: a member of the crew of a ship; "all hands on deck"
11: a card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge" [syn: bridge player]
12: a round of applause to signify approval; "give the little lady a great big hand"
13: terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos); "the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting"- Springfield (Mass.) Union
14: physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores" [syn: helping hand]
hand
(verb)
1: place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" [syn: pass, reach, pass on, turn over, give]
2: guide or conduct or usher somewhere; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi"