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Hand (disambiguation)

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A hand is:

  • Part of the human body, see hand
  • A measurement of length, primarily used for the height of horses, see hand (unit of length).
  • Something that is like a human hand, such as the rotating pointer on the face of a clock with analog display or on a gauge or dial (hand (mechanisms)).
  • An action: "Hand me the remote".
  • Learned Hand (1872-1961), a jurist who became chief judge of the U.S. 2nd District Court of Appeals.
  • A hand (language) used in print materials, which is used to call attention to a particular paragraph or point; a lateral direction, (for example, "there is a button malfunctioning on the right hand side of the remote control."), hand (direction).
  • Someone's own style of handwriting or a particular type of handwriting, such as Italic or Cursive.
  • The cards you are dealt or you draw in a game of dominoes or cards eg Hand (poker)
  • As a verb, to manually gather in a sail for reefing
  • In Internet slang "HAND" means "have a nice day".
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