1
: having a hand or hands especially of a specified kind or number
—usually used in combination
a large-handed man
2
: using a specified hand or number of hands
—used in combination
right-handed
a one-handed catch
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The Miami Heat will be very short-handed against the struggling Washington Wizards on Tuesday night at Kaseya Center.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
McLeod now has a league-best five short-handed goals this season.
—CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Murray's 20 first-half points helped the short-handed and undersized Nuggets stay in control.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
Bryan Rust evened the score at 1 in the first period with a beautiful short-handed goal, responding to Ryan McLeod’s short-handed tally earlier in the period.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
McLeod now has a league-best five short-handed goals this season.
—CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Murray's 20 first-half points helped the short-handed and undersized Nuggets stay in control.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
Bryan Rust evened the score at 1 in the first period with a beautiful short-handed goal, responding to Ryan McLeod’s short-handed tally earlier in the period.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Handed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handed. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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handed
adjective
hand·ed
ˈhan-dəd 
: having or using such or so many hands
a right-handed person
handedness
noun
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