| • | 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. |
