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

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

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

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

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

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

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"

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

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

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

n. the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt"

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"

adj. having services engaged for a fee; "hired hands"; "a hired gun"

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

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

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"

n. an employee who performs manual or industrial labor

n. a worker who is hired to perform a job

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

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

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

n. an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"

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"

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

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

v. passed on, as by inheritance; "This ring was handed down through many generations"

v. refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"

v. give to or transfer possession of; "I am passing on my genes to my children"

v. contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"

v. be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework"

v. transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"

adj. (employed)

adj. (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line); "her line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy signal"

adj. actively engaged in paid work; "the working population"; "the ratio of working men to unemployed"; "a working mother"; "robots can be on the job day and night"

v. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"