“hand to”

The following 5 entries include the term hand to.

hand-to-hand

adjective

: involving physical contact or close enough range for physical contact

hand to hand

adverb

: at very close range

hand-to-mouth

adjective

: having or providing nothing to spare beyond basic necessities

set one's hand to

phrase

: to become engaged in

turn one's hand to

phrase

: to begin doing (something) usually in a skillful way : to start (a new activity, field of study, etc.)


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