two-handed

adjective

two-hand·​ed ˈtü-ˈhan-dəd 

1

: used with both hands

a two-handed sword

2

: requiring two persons

a two-handed saw

3

a

: having two hands

b

: efficient with either hand

a two-handed fighter

4

archaic : stout, strong

Examples of two-handed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Colombia margin would have been larger but for the brilliant play of Ghana goalkeeper Lawrence Ati Zigi, who twice came up with two-handed saves to prevent goals. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026

Fofana just made a two-handed stop on a shot from Tahith Chong. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 June 2026

First, Manchester United’s opening goal at Craven Cottage was wrongly allowed to stand on-field, albeit that the error of not penalising Leny Yoro for a two-handed push on Calvin Bassey was not considered ‘clear and obvious’. — Graham Scott, New York Times, 2 June 2026

Messi, made aware of the fans’ frustration, could have walked down the field at game’s end and delivered a big, beautiful, two-handed wave. — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 18 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for two-handed

• backhanded
• commanded
• demanded
• disbanded
• expanded
• misbranded
• remanded
• unbranded
• banded
• branded
• candid
• handed

Kids Definition

two-handed

adjective

two-hand·​ed

ˈtü-ˈhan-dəd

1

: used with both hands

a two-handed sword

2

: requiring two persons

a two-handed saw