Hand

That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals; manus; paw. See Manus.

That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand

A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.

An index or pointer on a dial; as, the hour or minute hand of a clock.

A measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches; a palm. Chiefly used in measuring the height of horses.

Side; part; direction, either right or left.

Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity.

Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence, manner of performance.

An agent; a servant, or laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty; a performer more or less skillful; as, a deck hand; a farm hand; an old hand at speaking.

Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad or running hand. Hence, a signature.

Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction; management; -- usually in the plural.

Agency in transmission from one person to another; as, to buy at first hand, that is, from the producer, or when new; at second hand, that is, when no longer in the producer's hand, or when not new.

Rate; price.

That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once

The quota of cards received from the dealer.

A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together.

The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.

To give, pass, or transmit with the hand; as, he handed them the letter.

To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct; as, to hand a lady into a carriage.

To manage; as, I hand my oar.

To seize; to lay hands on.

To pledge by the hand; to handfast.

To furl; -- said of a sail.

To cooperate.

ability; "he wanted to try his hand at singing"

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

physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores"

a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece; "the big hand counts the minutes"

a position given by its location to the side of an object; "objections were voiced on every hand"