the task at hand

: a usually assigned piece of work often to be finished within a certain time

: something hard or unpleasant that has to be done

: duty, function

: to assign a task to

: to oppress with great labor

: to impose a tax on

: the terminal part of the vertebrate forelimb when modified (as in humans) as a grasping organ : the body part at the end of the arm of a human, ape, or monkey

: the forelimb segment (such as the terminal section of a bird's wing) of a vertebrate higher than the fishes that corresponds to the hand irrespective of its form or functional specialization

: a part serving the function of or resembling a hand: such as

: with the hands rather than by machine

: to touch or manage with the hands

: furl

: to lead, guide, or assist with the hand