A hand is the part at the end of your arm. You use it to hold things, write, or touch objects.
She raised her hand to ask a question.
Put your hand on the table, please.
A hand is a way to measure height. It is used especially for horses. One hand equals four inches.
The horse is fifteen hands tall.
This pony stands at ten hands high.
Hand can mean a person who works or helps with a job. It can also mean skill or ability in doing something.
We need more hands to finish work.
He is a good hand at fixing cars.
The hands of a clock are the needles that move to show the time. There is usually an hour hand and a minute hand.
The minute hand points to twelve.
Look at the clock’s second hand now.
To hand something means to give it to another person. You usually do this with your hand.
Please hand me the book.
He handed the keys to his friend.
A hand can also mean help from another person. Saying 'give a hand' means to help someone.
She gave me a hand with my homework.
Can you lend me a hand with this box?
In card games, a hand means the cards you hold or play during one turn or round.
He won the poker hand twice.
This hand is very strong in cards.
To hand something means to give control or responsibility to another person. It often refers to important things like power or jobs.
She handed control of the project to him.
They handed power over to the new leader.
