hand
/hænd/ n [C] (BODY PART)Definition
› the part of the body at the end of the arm that includes the fingers and is used for holding, moving, touching, and feeling things: Keep both hands on the steering wheel. When eating, most Americans hold the fork in their right hand. He took my hand (= held it with his hand) as we walked along.
(Definition of hand n (BODY PART) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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