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- [hand out]
- /hænd aʊt/
- /hænd ˈaʊt/
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- [hand out]
- /hænd aʊt/
Definitions of hand out words
- noun hand out the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb. 1
- noun hand out the corresponding part of the forelimb in any of the higher vertebrates. 1
- noun hand out a terminal prehensile part, as the chela of a crustacean, or, in falconry, the foot of a falcon. 1
- noun hand out something resembling a hand in shape or function, as various types of pointers: the hands of a clock. 1
- noun hand out index (def 8). 1
- noun hand out a person employed in manual labor or for general duties; worker; laborer: a factory hand; a ranch hand. 1
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Origin of hand out
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch, German Hand, Old Norse hǫnd, Gothic handus
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Parts of speech for Hand out
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hand out popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hand out usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hand out
verb hand out
- disseminate — to scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed; promulgate extensively; broadcast; disperse: to disseminate information about preventive medicine.
- hand over — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- provide — to make available; furnish: to provide employees with various benefits.
- dispense — to deal out; distribute: to dispense wisdom.
- distribute — to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot.
Antonyms for hand out
verb hand out
- deprive — If you deprive someone of something that they want or need, you take it away from them, or you prevent them from having it.
- hoard — a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.: a vast hoard of silver.
- withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
- collect — If you collect a number of things, you bring them together from several places or from several people.
- gather — to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
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