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hand-to-hand

hand-to-hand
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hand too hand]
    • /hænd tu hænd/
    • /ˌhænd.təˈhænd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hand too hand]
    • /hænd tu hænd/

Definitions of hand-to-hand word

  • adjective hand-to-hand close to one's adversary; at close quarters: hand-to-hand combat. 1
  • adjective hand-to-hand Hand-to-hand fighting is fighting where the people are very close together, using either their hands or weapons such as knives. 0
  • adjective hand-to-hand at close quarters 0
  • adjective hand-to-hand in close contact; at close quarters 0
  • adjective hand-to-hand Close together, within arm's reach. 0
  • adjective hand-to-hand Especially, fighting done within reach rather than at range. May or may not indicate unarmed combat. 0

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Origin of hand-to-hand

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50

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Parts of speech for Hand-to-hand

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hand-to-hand popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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