Definition of hand-to-hand
: involving physical contact or close enough range for physical contact
- hand-to-hand fighting
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First Known Use of hand-to-hand
1833
Recent Examples of hand to hand from the Web
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Crystal Cirque du Soleil presents its latest contemporary circus arts marvel, this time featuring ice skating alongside more traditional acrobatics such as swinging trapeze, aerial straps and hand to hand.
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For women, the third degree test was a 10 man kumite (hand to hand fighting), but Shihan completed a 30 man kumite, which is the male testing requirement.
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The cars face opposite directions, and the drivers do the transaction hand to hand, window to window.
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Captain Taylor, therefore, determined to attack the Englishmen in open boats and board and capture her by a hand to hand fight.
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The cars face opposite directions, and the drivers do the transaction hand to hand, window to window.
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The cars face opposite directions, and the drivers do the transaction hand to hand, window to window.
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The cars face opposite directions, and the drivers do the transaction hand to hand, window to window.
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The cars face opposite directions, and the drivers do the transaction hand to hand, window to window.
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First Known Use of hand to hand
14th century
HAND-TO-HAND Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of hand-to-hand for English Language Learners
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: involving physical contact between people
HAND-TO-HAND Defined for Kids
hand-to-hand
adjective
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ˌhan-tə-ˈhand
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Definition of hand-to-hand for Students
: involving bodily contact
- hand-to-hand combat
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