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Noun hand has 14 senses

hand, manus, mitt, paw - the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt"
--₁ is a kind of extremity
--₁ is a part of arm; homo, man, human being, human
--₁ has parts:
digital arteries, arteria digitalis; metacarpal artery, arteria metacarpea; intercapitular vein, vena intercapitalis; metacarpal vein, vena metacarpus; palm, thenar; finger; ball; metacarpus
--₁ has particulars:
fist, clenched fist; hooks, meat hooks, maulers; right, right hand; left, left hand

Derived form: verb hand₁
hired hand, hand, hired man - a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand"
--₂ is a kind of laborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack
--₂ has particulars:
farmhand, fieldhand, field hand, farm worker; herder, herdsman, drover; ranch hand; stableman, stableboy, groom, hostler, ostler
handwriting, hand, script - something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible"
--₃ is a kind of writing
--₃ has particulars:
shorthand, stenography; longhand, running hand, cursive, cursive script; calligraphy, penmanship; scribble, scratch, scrawl, cacography
hand - ability; "he wanted to try his hand at singing"
--₄ is a kind of ability, power
hand - a position given by its location to the side of an object; "objections were voiced on every hand"
--₅ is a kind of side
hand, deal - 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"
--₆ is a kind of collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
--₆ has parts: long suit
--₆ has particulars: bridge hand; poker hand
hand - one of two sides of an issue; "on the one hand..., but on the other hand..."
--₇ is a kind of side
hand - a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece; "the big hand counts the minutes"
--₈ is a kind of pointer
--₈ is a part of timepiece, timekeeper
--₈ has particulars:
hour hand, little hand; minute hand, big hand; second hand
hand - a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses; "the horse stood 20 hands"
--₉ is a kind of handbreadth, handsbreadth
hand - a member of the crew of a ship; "all hands on deck"
--₁₀ is a kind of sailor, crewman
bridge player, hand - a card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge"
--₁₁ is a kind of card player
--₁₁ has particulars: bidder; bridge partner; contractor, declarer
hand - a round of applause to signify approval; "give the little lady a great big hand"
--₁₂ is a kind of applause, hand clapping, clapping
hand - 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
--₁₃ is a kind of forepaw
hand, helping hand - physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores"
--₁₄ is a kind of aid, assist, assistance, help

Derived form: verb hand₂

Verb hand has 2 senses

pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give - 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"
--₁ is one way to transfer

Derived form: noun hand₁
Sample sentences:
They hand the food to the people
They hand the people the food
hand - guide or conduct or usher somewhere; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi"
--₂ is one way to lead, take, direct, conduct, guide

Derived form: noun hand₁₄
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody