hand and foot

adverb

: totally, assiduously

Examples of hand and foot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The victim was shot in the hand and foot and was taken to Stroger Hospital, initially in good condition. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026

Carruthers' lawyer witnessed the attempts and said the team tried to insert an IV in Carruthers’ arm, hand and foot before attempting to insert a central line. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

The team tried Carruthers’ arm, hand and foot before moving to a central line. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026

In five whole-body tasks, the system achieved an average success rate of 75 percent, including object pickup, opening a trash can with a foot pedal, and coordinating hand and foot movements to move a soda can into the bin. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hand and foot

• occiput
• tenderfoot
• underfoot
• afoot
• barefoot
• bigfoot
• blackfoot
• caput
• clubfoot
• cocksfoot
• crowfoot
• forefoot