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    [Verb]  | "hand" 


    1: to give, pass, or transmit with the hand

    2: to present or provide with

    3: to lead, guide, or assist with the hand


    Origin: 15th century ;

     See: ;

    [Verb]  | "change" | \ ˈchānj \


    1: to make different in some particular : alter

    2: to make radically different : transform

    3: to give a different position, course, or direction to


    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French changer, from Latin cambiare to exchange, probably of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish camm crooked;

    [Verb]  | "eat" | \ ˈēt \


    1: to take in through the mouth as food : ingest, chew, and swallow in turn

    2: to destroy, consume, or waste by or as if by eating

    3: to bear the expense of : take a loss on


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English eten, from Old English etan; akin to Old High German ezzan to eat, Latin edere, Greek edmenai;

    [Noun]  | "hand" | \ ˈhand \


    1: the terminal part of the vertebrate forelimb when modified (as in humans) as a grasping organ : the body part at the end of the arm of a human, ape, or monkey

    2: the forelimb segment (such as the terminal section of a bird's wing) of a vertebrate higher than the fishes that corresponds to the hand irrespective of its form or functional specialization

    3: something resembling a hand: such as


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German hant hand;

    [Noun]  | "black hand" 


    1: a lawless secret society engaged in criminal activities (such as terrorism or extortion)


    Origin: 1883 ;

     After the names of various real or imagined secret organizations in Europe during the late 19th and early 20th centuries (Spanish Mano Negra, Italian Mano Nera, Serbian Crna Ruka);

    [Noun]  | "dab hand" 


    1: expert


    Origin: circa 1828 ;

     {see: |dab:4|dab:4};

    [Noun]  | "dead hand" 


    1: mortmain

    2: the oppressive influence of the past


    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Noun]  | "dishpan hands" 


    1: a condition of dryness, redness, and scaling of the hands that results typically from repeated exposure to, sensitivity to, or overuse of cleaning materials (such as detergents) used especially in housework


    Origin: 1944 ;

    [Noun]  | "eldest hand" 


    1: the card player who first receives cards in the deal


    Origin: circa 1597 ;

    [Adjective]  | "all-hands-on-deck" 


    1: of, relating to, or being a situation in which every available person is needed or called to assist


    Origin: 1935 ;

    [Noun]  | "hands" 


    1: the ability to direct the course of something;


      * e.g., " ... the final decision is in your hands "





    2: the fact or state of having (something) at one's disposal;


      * e.g., " ... I'd like to get my hands on that vintage Cadillac convertible "



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    [Noun]  | "hand" 


    1: a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded;


      * e.g., " ... on the one hand, you would have more storage space in a larger house, but on the other, you would have more rooms to heat "





    2: a place, space, or direction away from or beyond a central point or line;


      * e.g., " ... tall buildings rose on either hand "





    3: an arrow-shaped piece on a dial or scale for registering information;


      * e.g., " ... both hands of the clock pointed to 12 "





    [Noun]  | "glad hands" 


    [Noun]  | "field hands" 


    [Verb]  | "hands" 


    1: to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption;


      * e.g., " ... was happy to hand her grandmother's cookie recipes to the parish ladies to put in their cookbook "





    2: to shift possession of (something) from one person to another;


      * e.g., " ... the clerk handed her the receipt "





    3: to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another;


      * e.g., " ... handed me her bundles while she fished for her house keys "



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    [Verb]  | "hand" 


    1: to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption;


      * e.g., " ... was happy to hand her grandmother's cookie recipes to the parish ladies to put in their cookbook "





    2: to shift possession of (something) from one person to another;


      * e.g., " ... the clerk handed her the receipt "





    3: to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another;


      * e.g., " ... handed me her bundles while she fished for her house keys "



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    [Verb]  | "hands on" 


    1: as in hands down, passes (down);


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     [ "Hand(s) down the pants" ]

    1: A non personal stimuli way of relaxing, consisting of lounging in front of the TV and slipping ONE hand in the waist band of your pants or (preferably) sweats or underwear so that your hand comes to rest just above your pubic area and to the left ( if your left hand ) or vice versa for the right.

      * e.g.,  ... Edward: You going out tonight? Don: Nah, I'm just going to chill and do some "Hand(s) down the pants" time in front of the tube. Edward: Deceptively Elegant, yet surprisingly simple 

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