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| hands off |
| 1. interj. (informal) don't touch! |
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| 2. interj. (nautical, historical) cut off a hand(: decreed by old admiralty law as punishment for pulling a knife during a fight with a shipmate.) |
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| 3. adj. Tending not to interfere with people's (employees', subjects', etc.) decisions and actions. |
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| a hands-off policy |
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| 4. v. third-person singular present indicative of hand off |
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| Analysis |
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| hands |
| 1. n. plural of hand |
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| 2. v. third-person singular present indicative of hand |
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| hand |
| 1. n. The part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals. |
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| Her hands are really strong. |
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| 2. n. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand.: |
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| 3. n. A limb of certain animals, such as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey. |
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| 4. n. An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour and minute hands on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day. |
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| off |
| 1. adv. In a direction away from the speaker or object. |
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| He drove off in a cloud of smoke. |
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| 2. adv. Into a state of non-operation; into a state of non-existence. |
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| Please switch off the light when you leave. |
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| die off |
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