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n. a round of applause to signify approval; "give the little lady a great big hand"

n. a position given by its location to the side of an object; "objections were voiced on every hand"

n. [extremity of the superior limb or arm, used to manipulate things with, and consisting of the wrist, the palm and five fingers]

hand

n. one of two sides of an issue; "on the one hand..., but on the other hand..."

hand

n. ability; "he wanted to try his hand at singing"

hand

n. a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece; "the big hand counts the minutes"

hand

n. a member of the crew of a ship; "all hands on deck"

hand

n. a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses; "the horse stood 20 hands"

hand, helping hand

n. physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores"

hand, deal

n. the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand"

bridge player, hand

n. a card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge"

handwriting, hand, script

n. something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible"

hired hand, hand, hired man

n. a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand"

pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give

v. place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

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ovation, standing ovation

n. enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)

acclaim, acclamation, plaudits, plaudit, eclat

n. enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved"

game

n. a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game"

workman, workingman, working man, working person

n. an employee who performs manual or industrial labor

employee

n. a worker who is hired to perform a job

worker

n. a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"

subordinate, subsidiary, underling, foot soldier

n. an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

servant, retainer

n. a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

mouthpiece, mouth

n. a spokesperson (as a lawyer)

assistant, helper, help, supporter

n. a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"

agent, federal agent

n. any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau

assign, allot, portion

v. give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"

confer, bestow

v. present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"

award, grant

v. give as judged due or on the basis of merit; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers"

invest, put, commit, place

v. make an investment; "Put money into bonds"

finance

v. obtain or provide money for; "Can we finance the addition to our home?"

fund

v. invest money in government securities

shower

v. provide abundantly with; "He showered her with presents"

invest, clothe, adorn

v. furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote

v. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

yield, give, afford

v. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

restore, restitute

v. give or bring back; "Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner"

refund, return, repay, give back

v. pay back; "Please refund me my money"

take away

v. take from a person or place; "We took the abused child away from its parents"

dispossess

v. deprive of the possession of real estate

roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard

v. get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"

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