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- [hand too hand]
- /hænd tu hænd/
- /ˌhænd.təˈhænd/
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- [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
Information block about the term
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
Historical Comparancy
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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