n.
A somersault made with the assistance of the hands placed upon the ground.
a.
As tight as can be made by the hand.
n.
Any wheel worked by hand; esp., one the rim of which serves as the handle by which a valve, car brake, or other part is adjusted.
a.
Having wings that are like hands in the structure and arrangement of their bones; -- said of bats. See Cheiroptera.
n.
The cast or form of writing peculiar to each hand or person; chirography.
n.
That which is written by hand; manuscript.
superl.
Performed by the hand.
superl.
Skillful in using the hand; dexterous; ready; adroit.
superl.
Ready to the hand; near; also, suited to the use of the hand; convenient; valuable for reference or use; as, my tools are handy; a handy volume.
superl.
Easily managed; obedient to the helm; -- said of a vessel.
n.
A child's play, one child guessing in which closed hand the other holds some small object, winning the object if right and forfeiting an equivalent if wrong; hence, forfeit.
n.
A fight with the hands; boxing.
n.
Seizure by, or grasp of, the hand; also, close quarters in fighting.
v. i.
To suspend; to fasten to some elevated point without support from below; -- often used with up or out; as, to hang a coat on a hook; to hang up a sign; to hang out a banner.
v. i.
To fasten in a manner which will allow of free motion upon the point or points of suspension; -- said of a pendulum, a swing, a door, gate, etc.
v. i.
To fit properly, as at a proper angle (a part of an implement that is swung in using), as a scythe to its snath, or an ax to its helve.