hands
1 Britishplural noun
-
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
-
to pass from the possession of one person or group to another
-
freedom from guilt
-
without effort; easily
-
do not touch or interfere
-
raise the hands above the level of the shoulders, an order usually given by an armed robber to a victim, etc
-
-
to be completely occupied
-
to be beset with problems
-
-
to be wholly unable to act
-
in protective care
-
See join
-
-
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
-
-
for which one is no longer responsible
-
-
for which one is responsible
I've got too much on my hands to help
-
to spare
time on my hands
-
-
no longer one's responsibility
-
to give up in despair
-
to have nothing more to do with
noun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"Spare capacity is much smaller than some perceive, and primarily in the hands of Saudi Arabia," Staunovo told AFP, adding that Russian production had been "on a declining trend over the last two months".
From Barron's
"This would only happen to me," he said, burying his head in his hands.
From BBC
“He used to come out and shake people’s hands,” said Paul Savage, 62, a longtime local skier.
From the non-striker's end he watched two wickets, failed to get on strike, then drilled the first ball of Madushanka's final over into the hands of cover.
From BBC
A small number of new £20 Harry Styles tickets have been cancelled over fears they have fallen into the hands of touts.
From BBC
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
