English Explanatory Dictionary

hands off

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. Refrain from touching; refrain from initiating any physical contact.
  2. Cut off a hand: decreed by old admiralty law as punishment for pulling a knife during a fight with a shipmate.
adj
  1. Tending not to interfere with the decisions and actions of other people (employees, subjects, etc.).
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hand off

Pronunciation

Handsoff.ogg

Word forms

hands off hands off ! hands-off more hands off most hands off

Antonyms

hands-on

Related words

handless hands down hands-free unhand
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