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- [hand out]
- /hænd aʊt/
- /hænd ˈaʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hand out]
- /hænd aʊt/
Definitions of hand-out word
- 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".
Synonyms for hand-out
noun hand-out
- premium — a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement, as to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc.
- prize — leverage.
- gift — gamete intrafallopian transfer: a laparoscopic process in which eggs are retrieved from an ovary by aspiration and inserted, along with sperm, into the fallopian tube of another woman.
- perk — to become lively, cheerful, or vigorous, as after depression or sickness (usually followed by up): The patients all perked up when we played the piano for them.
- gratuity — a gift of money, over and above payment due for service, as to a waiter or bellhop; tip.
Antonyms for hand-out
noun hand-out
- punishment — the act of punishing.
- loss — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
- penalty — a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law or rule.
- disadvantage — absence or deprivation of advantage or equality.
- hindrance — an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
See also
Matching words
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