Hands
31hands\ up — informal Hold up your hands! Put your hands up high and keep them there! Used as a command. The sheriff pointed his gun at the outlaws and called out, Hands up! Syn.: reach for the sky …
32hands-on — ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Hands on experience or work involves actually doing a particular thing, rather than just talking about it or getting someone else to do it. Ninety nine per cent of primary pupils now have hands on experience of computers...… …
33hands — noun 1. (with in ) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child (Freq. 10) my fate is in your hands too much power in the president s hands your guests are now in my custody the mother was… …
34hands on — practice doing a task by working with your hands In shop class, we get hands on experience in car maintenance …
35hands up — put your hands above your head, reach for the sky Hands up, everybody! the thief shouted as he entered the bank …
36hands up — interjection 1 used to tell people to put one of their hands in the air if they want something or if they know the answer to a question: Hands up everyone who wants a cup of tea. 2 used when threatening someone with a gun …
37hands-on — UK / US adjective a) hands on experience or training involves you doing something rather than just reading about it or watching other people do it b) a hands on person is involved in something and does not let other people do all the work and… …
38ˌhands-ˈon — adj 1) hands on experience involves you doing something, not just reading about it 2) someone who is hands on is involved in something and does not make other people do the work …
39hands-on — /hændz ˈɒn / (say handz on) adjective 1. practical, as opposed to theoretical: hands on experience in teaching. 2. requiring or encouraging manual contact or operation: a museum with hands on exhibits …
40Hands up! — AND Stick ’em up! exclam. Raise your hands in the air; this is a robbery! (Underworld and Western.) □ Hands up! Don’t anybody move a muscle. This is a heist. □ Stick ’em up! Give me all your valuables …
