Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hands off

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.09 in modern English

Syllables
hand-s off
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Refrain from touching; refrain from initiating any physical contact.

Informal

intj

Cut off a hand: decreed by old admiralty law as punishment for pulling a knife during a fight with a shipmate.

adj

Tending not to interfere with the decisions and actions of other people (employees, subjects, etc.).

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of hand off

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

hands off ! (canonical) hands-off (alternative, adjective) more hands off (comparative) most hands off (superlative)

Phrases

hands down hands-free

Frequently Paired Words

handless hands down hands-free unhand

Antonyms

hands-on

Questions

What does hands off mean?
Refrain from touching; refrain from initiating any physical contact.

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