wash hands of
洗手,洗手的,洗净双手,洗手的时候
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Definitions
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- : the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- : the corresponding part of the forelimb in any of the higher vertebrates.
- : a terminal prehensile part, as the chela of a crustacean, or, in falconry, the foot of a falcon.
- : something resembling a hand in shape or function, as various types of pointers: the hands of a clock.
- : Printing. index.
- : a person employed in manual labor or for general duties; worker; laborer: a factory hand;a ranch hand.
- : a person who performs or is capable of performing a specific work, skill, or action: a real hand at geometry.
- : characteristic touch; skill; workmanship: a painting that shows a master's hand.
- : a person, with reference to ability or skill: He was a poor hand at running a business.
- : a member of a ship's crew: an able skipper and eight good hands.
- : Often hands . possession or power; control, custody, or care: to have someone's fate in one's hands.
- : a position, especially one of control, used for bargaining, negotiating, etc.: an action to strengthen one's hand.
- : means, agency; instrumentality: death by his own hand.
- : active participation or cooperation; assistance; aid: Give me a hand with this ladder.
- : side; direction: no traffic on either hand of the road.
- : style of handwriting; penmanship: She wrote in a beautiful hand.
- : a person's signature: to set one's hand to a document.
- : a round or outburst of applause for a performer: to get a hand.
- : a promise or pledge, as of marriage: He asked for her hand in marriage.
- : a linear measure equal to 4 inches, used especially in determining the height of horses.
- : Cards. the cards dealt to or held by each player at one time.the person holding the cards.a single part of a game, in which all the cards dealt at one time are played.
- : Roman Law. manus.
- : hands, Manège. skill at manipulating the reins of a horse: To ride well, one must have good hands.
- : a bunch, cluster, or bundle of various leaves, fruit, etc., as a bundle of tobacco leaves tied together or a cluster of bananas.
- : Machinery. the deviation of a thread or tooth from the axial direction of a screw or gear, as seen from one end looking away toward the other.
- : Building Trades. the position of the hinges of a door, in terms of right and left, as seen from outside the building, room, closet, etc., to which the doorway leads.the position of the hinges of a casement sash, in terms of right and left, from inside the window.
- : Also called handle . the fabric properties that can be sensed by touching the material, as resilience, smoothness, or body: the smooth hand of satin.
- : Archaic. a person considered as a source, as of information or of supply.
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- : to deliver or pass with or as if with the hand.
- : to help, assist, guide, etc., with the hand: He handed the elderly woman across the street.
- : Nautical. to take in or furl.to haul on or otherwise handle.
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- : of, belonging to, using, or used by the hand.
- : made by hand.
- : carried in or worn on the hand.
- : operated by hand; manual: a hand brake.
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- : hand down, to deliver: The jury handed down a verdict of guilty.to transmit from one to another, especially to bequeath to posterity: The ring had been handed down from her grandmother.
- : hand in, to submit; present for acceptance: She handed in her term paper after the deadline.He handed his resignation in yesterday.
- : hand off, Football. to hand the ball to a member of one's team in the course of a play.
- : hand on, to transmit; pass on to a successor, posterity, etc.: The silver service was handed on to the eldest daughter of the family.
- : hand out, to give or distribute; pass out: People were handing out leaflets on every corner.
- : hand over, to deliver into the custody of another: Hand your wallet over now!to surrender control of: He handed over his business to his children.
Phrases
- hand and foot
- hand down
- hand in glove
- hand in hand
- hand in the till, with one's
- hand it to
- handle to one's name
- handle with gloves
- hand on
- hand out
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hand over hand
- hands are tied
- hands down
- hands off
- hands up
- hand to hand
- hand to mouth, from
- hand to on a silver platter
- at first hand
- at hand
- at second hand
- at the hand of
- back of one's hand
- bare hands
- bird in the hand
- bite the hand that feeds you
- bound hand and foot
- by hand
- catch red-handed
- change hands
- clean hands
- cold hands, warm heart
- deal in (one a hand)
- dirty one's hands
- eat out of someone's hand
- feed (hand) someone a line
- force someone's hand
- free hand
- from hand to hand
- give a hand
- glad hand
- grease someone's palm (hand)
- hang heavy on one's hands
- hat in hand
- have a hand in
- have one's hands full
- heavy hand
- helping hand
- in good hands
- in hand
- in one's hands
- in the hands of
- iron hand
- keep one's hand in
- know like a book (the back of one's hand)
- lay hands on
- left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing
- left-handed compliment
- lend a hand
- many hands make light work
- off one's hands
- on a platter, hand
- on hand
- on one's hands
- on the one hand
- on the other hand
- out of control (hand)
- out of hand
- play into the hands of
- putty in someone's hands
- raise a hand against
- right-hand man
- rub one's hands
- shake hands
- show of hands
- show one's hand
- sit on one's hands
- sleight of hand
- take in hand
- take into one's hands
- take one's life (in one's hands)
- take the law into one's hands
- throw in one's hand
- throw up one's hands
- tie one's hands
- time on one's hands
- tip one's hand
- to hand
- try one's hand
- turn one's hand to
- upper hand
- wait on hand and foot
- wash one's hands of
- with one arm (hand) tied
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
The ball was in hands seemingly more than normal, so I went back and looked at the numbers.
What they passed in May doesn’t put money in their constituents’ hands.
The exec will have her hands full when she starts at the end of the month.
Meanwhile, if you need quick access to the camera from the lock screen you can just swipe from right to left across the display—you don’t have to use the camera icon in the lower right-hand corner.
Taking that knowledge, the Pro Shop marketplace is currently stocked with 4,500 products ranging from hats to golf bags, DeChiaro said, all of which were hand selected by the edit team from a catalogue put together by Global Value Commerce’s buyers.
Eating disorders, on the other hand, are driven largely by biological processes that occur on the inside.
“After the New York mentality, it is the ultimate contrast to see people making things by hand,” he said.
Thankfully, his assistant knows these roads like the back of his hand.
The collection includes kimono capes and hand woven jump overalls.
Prices are relatively inexpensive and come in at around 135 euros for a shirt or 35 euros for hand woven boxers.
After relievedly giving the pistol to the nearest soldier, he stumbled quickly over to Brion and took his hand.
She is quite true, but not wise, and your left hand must not know what your right hand is doing.
The aged woman made no reply; her eyes still studied Ramona's face, and she still held her hand.
He came to the top of the stairs with a lamp in his hand, and wanted to know what the rumpus was about.
She was holding the back of her chair with one hand; her loose sleeve had slipped almost to the shoulder of her uplifted arm.