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hand
Noun
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Your hands are the parts of your body at the end of your arms. A hand has four fingers and a thumb.
Mother, I'm afraid, please hold my hand.
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Clock hands are pointed needles that show what time it is.
The long hand is pointing to the 4, which refers to how many hours have passed. The short hand is pointing to the 7, which refers to how many groups of 5 minutes have passed. The time is therefore 4:35.
hand
Verb
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If I hand you something, I give it to you.
Please hand me that tool. I can't reach it.
operated
adjective
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(in combination) operated by the means specified e.g. a battery-operated toy
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operated by the means specified
jack
Noun
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A jack is a machine for lifting heavy thing. Often a jack is used to lift a car for fixing.
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A jack is a plug or connector for electronics.
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A jack is a flag used at by ships at sea.
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Another word for nothing.
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A jack is a playing card with a J on it.
jack
Verb
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To use a jack.
He jacked the car up so that he could replace the brake pads.
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To steal.
Someone jacked my car last night!
Jack
Proper noun
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Jack is a male given name.