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A hamburger and fries, please.

ham .mer 1 ©

/ hremar / noun [ count ]

a tool with a handle and a heavy metal part, which you use for hitting nails into things

ham • mer 2 / ' hremar / verb ( ham . mers , ham . mer . ing , ham . mered )

1 to hit something with a hammer

hammered the nail into the wood.

to hit something hard

He hammered on the door until someone opened it.

ham • mock / ' hremak / noun [ count ]

a bed made of cloth or rope that you hang up at the two ends

ham • ster / ' hremstar / noun [ count ]

a small animal that people keep as a pet. A hamster can keep food in the sides of its mouth.

hand Ф / haend / noun

1 [ count ] the part at the end of your arm that has four fingers and a thumb

She held the letter in her hand.

hand

thumb

a hand [ singular ] ( informal )

some help

Could you give me a hand with my homework? Do you need a hand ?

[ count ] one of the parts of a clock or watch that move to show the time

Look at the picture at watch . by hand

without using a machine

The curtains were made by hand.

get out of hand

to become difficult to control The party got out of hand.

hand in hand

with your hand in another person's hand They were walking hand in hand.

hands up

words that mean "put one hand in the air if you can answer the question"

words that mean "put your hands in the air" because someone has a gun

hold hands

to have another person's hand in your hand

in good hands

well taken care of

Don't worry — your son is in good hands. on hand

near and ready to help

There is a doctor on hand 24 hours a day.

on the one hand ... on the other hand

words that show the good and bad things about something On the one hand, cars are very useful; on the other hand, they cause a lot of pollution.

hand 2 / hrend / verb ( hands,hand . ing ,hand.ed )

to put something into someone's hand Can you hand me the scissors, please? I handed the money to the cashier.

hand something down to pass something from an older person to a younger one

He never had any new clothes — they were all handed down from his older brothers.

hand something in to give something to someone The teacher asked us to hand in our homework. hand something out to give something to many people

Please hand out these books.

hand something over to give something to someone "Hand over your weapons!"

hand • bag / ' hrendbreg / noun [ count ] a small bag that a woman uses for carrying things like money and keys

—SYNONYM purse

hand • book / ' hrendbuk/ noun [ count ]

a book that gives useful information or advice about something

For information about school policies, see the parent handbook.

hand • cuffs / hrendkAfs / noun [ plural ]

two metal rings with a chain that the police put on a prisoner's arms so that they cannot use their hands

hand • ful / hrendful / noun [ count ]

as much as you can hold in one hand a handful of stones

a small number

Only a handful of people came to the meeting.

hand • gun / ' hrendgAn / noun [ count ] a gun that is small enough to hold in one hand The court issued a ban on handguns.

hand • i • cap / ' hrendikrep / noun [ count ]

a physical or mental condition that means you cannot use a part of your body completely or easily, or that you cannot learn easily

—SYNONYM disability

something that makes it more difficult for you to do something

Not being able to drive is a real handicap. hand • i • capped / ' hrendikrept / adjective not able to use a part of your body well —SYNONYM disabled Style

Some people do not like the words handicap and handicapped , and prefer to use the words disability and disabled .