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upper hand

 

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Noun upper hand has 1 sense
  1. upper hand, whip hand - position of advantage and control
    --1 is a kind of superiority, favorable position, favourable position

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Upper Hand

Definition:

The upper hand refers to a position of advantage or control over someone or a situation.

Examples:

Noun:

  1. She gained the upper hand in the negotiation by presenting a compelling argument.
  2. After studying hard, John had the upper hand on the math exam.

Verb:

  1. He strategically positioned himself to upper hand his opponent in the chess game.
  2. By gathering more evidence, the lawyer aimed to upper hand the prosecution.

Adjective:

  1. Having studied abroad, she possessed an upper hand in language fluency.
  2. The experienced team had an upper hand over their less-prepared opponents.

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