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Type of manually operated pump
Hand pumps are manually operated pumps; they use human power and mechanical advantage to move fluids or air from one place to another. They are widely
Hand_pump
Free-reed organ musical instrument
popular in the West, more compact designs also developed. The portable, hand-pumped Indian harmonium, adapted from Western designs such as the guide-chant
Pump_organ
Device that imparts energy to the fluids by mechanical action
these pumps: Rotary lobe pump Progressing cavity pump Rotary gear pump Piston pump Diaphragm pump Screw pump Gear pump Hydraulic pump Rotary vane pump Peristaltic
Pump
Type of sex toy
clitoral pumps: Simple pumps. This type is a simple device that includes a cup or cylinder and a hand pump connected to the cup with a rubber tube. Pumps with
Clitoral_pump
Air pump used for inflating bicycle tires
types of bicycle pumps Stand pump Hand pump Foot pump Also known as a floor or track pump. To operate, the user rests the base of the pump on the floor,
Bicycle_pump
1991 single by Cypress Hill
"Hand on the Pump" is a single by hip hop group Cypress Hill, released from their self-titled debut album. While still successful, the song did not reach
Hand_on_the_Pump
Class of positive-displacement pumps
pump is a class of positive-displacement pumps that includes the piston pump, plunger pump, and diaphragm pump. Well maintained, reciprocating pumps can
Reciprocating_pump
Excavation or structure to provide access to groundwater
The well water is drawn up by a pump, or using containers, such as buckets that are raised mechanically or by hand. Water can also be injected back into
Well
Water handpump
human-powered pump designed to lift water from a depth of 50–80 m. The Mark II is the world's most widely used water handpump. The pump was designed in
India_Mark_II
Drive for a reciprocating piston pump in an oil well
beam pump, walking beam pump, horsehead pump, nodding donkey pump (donkey pumper), rocking horse pump, grasshopper pump, sucker rod pump, dinosaur pump, Big
Pumpjack
Emergency vehicle intended to put out fires
a squirt or fire syringe. Hand squirts and hand pumps are noted before Ctesibius of Alexandria invented the first fire pump around the 2nd century B.C
Fire_engine
Firearm operating mechanism
Because the forend (handguard) is usually manipulated with the support hand, a pump-action firearm can fire additional shots much faster than a bolt-action
Pump_action
Mechanical device used to extract milk from human breasts
A breast pump is a mechanical device that lactating women use to extract milk from their breasts. They may be manual devices powered by hand or foot movements
Breast_pump
different kinds of pumps, most of them submersible pumps: Hand pump, manually operated Injector, a jet-driven pump Mechanical or rotary lobe pump requiring mechanical
Water_well_pump
Device for pumping beer from a cask
which the glass is placed. Modern hand pumps may clamp onto the edge of the bar or be mounted on the top of the bar. A pump clip is usually attached to the
Beer_engine
Pump for pushing air
An air pump is a pump for pushing air. Examples include a bicycle pump, pumps that are used to aerate an aquarium or a pond via an airstone; a gas compressor
Air_pump
standard hand pump in Zimbabwe, and is used in Zimbabwe and Namibia. There are approximately 40 000 pumps (2009) in Zimbabwe, and annually about 3000 pumps are
Bush_pump
Human-powered land vehicle
known as a "railway velocipede" or "railroad velocipede". The three-wheel hand-pump rail car's invention is credited to George S. Sheffield of Three Rivers
Velocipede
18th-century Austrian air rifle
Charging the air cylinder required 1,500 strokes of a hand pump, similar to a modern bicycle pump, which was time-consuming, and left the shooter helpless
Girardoni_air_rifle
Mechanism for converting rotary motion into linear motion
inversion Obtained when link 4 (slider) is fixed. Applications: Hand pump, pendulum pump or Bull engine, etc. Rocker-slider function generator of the function
Slider-crank_linkage
British jet-engined aircraft, first flown in 1941
with a hand pump to serve as a backup. Emergency actuation used compressed air. The flaps were also hydraulically actuated, using the hand-pump. Unusually
Gloster_E.28/39
Railroad car powered by its passengers
A handcar (also known as a pump trolley, pump car, rail push trolley, push-trolley, jigger, Kalamazoo, velocipede, gandy dancer cart, platelayers' cart
Handcar
Type of lighting device that uses kerosene as a fuel
complex and expensive in construction and more complex to operate. A hand-pump pressurizes air, which forces liquid fuel from a reservoir into a gas
Kerosene_lamp
Device that uses compressed air to fire projectiles
valves during shooting. Single-stroke and multi-stroke pump guns utilize an on-board hand pump to pressurize air in an internal reservoir tank, while
Air_gun
Type of pump which uses the meshing of gears to push fluids
A gear pump uses the meshing of gears to pump fluid by displacement. They are one of the most common types of pumps for hydraulic fluid power applications
Gear_pump
Insecticide sprayer
A Flit gun is a hand-pumped insecticide sprayer used to dispense FLIT, a brand-name insecticide widely used against flies and mosquitoes between 1928
Flit_gun
Indian free-reed organ musical instrument
Indian harmonium, hand harmonium, samvadini, peti ("box"), or vaja, often just called a harmonium, is a small and portable hand-pumped reed organ which
Indian_harmonium
Shaping of special modelling balloons
necessary part of the act. However, many now use a pump of some sort, whether it is a hand pump, an electric pump plugged in or run by a battery pack, or a compressed
Balloon_modelling
Type of closure and hand pump intended for soft drink bottles
consists of a small round hand pump that is screwed onto the top of a plastic soft drink bottle, which is then used to pump air into the bottle, preventing
Fizz-Keeper
UK non-profit organisation
wells. Hand pumps are one of convenient ways for being supplied instantaneously with water. People of district Tharparkar are used to hand pumps for their
Care_and_Relief_Foundation
Act of cleaning one's hands
Hand washing (or handwashing), also called hand hygiene, is the process of cleaning the hands with soap or handwash and water to eliminate bacteria, viruses
Hand_washing
2010 song by Foster the People
"Pumped Up Kicks" is a song by American indie pop band Foster the People. It was released as the band's debut single in September 2010, and the following
Pumped_Up_Kicks
Place in which a person bathes under a spray of water
by a hand pump, was patented in England in 1767 by William Feetham, a stove maker from Ludgate Hill in London. His shower contraption used the pump to force
Shower
Film camera
successful hand-held operated film camera. It was powered by compressed air pumped before filming into the camera with a hand pump similar to a bicycle pump. A
Aeroscope
Portable, hand operated, for water
A stirrup pump is a portable reciprocating water pump used to extinguish or control small fires. It is operated by hand. The operator places a foot on
Stirrup_pump
Retail dealer who specialises in ships' supplies or equipment
hammer, chisel, planes, lantern, nails, spike, boat hook, caulking iron, hand pump, and marlinspike) and cleaning items, such as brooms and mops, might be
Ship_chandler
Fuel priming system to assist starting engines
fuel in the form of a mist into the in-take pipe." The system uses a hand-pump to spray fuel into the air in-take, thus priming the engine for easier
Ki-Gass
American polio sufferer (1947–2008)
breathing device's functions. Family members attempted to use the emergency hand pump attached to the iron lung to keep her breathing, but their efforts were
Dianne_Odell
Type of positive-displacement pump
types of piston pump are the lift pump and the force pump. Both types may be operated either by hand or by an engine. In a lift pump, the upstroke of
Piston_pump
Town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
from Gothic Revival and Renaissance Revival, marked 1880 Kirchplatz – hand pump, possibly from Rheinböllen Ironworks, latter half of the 19th century
Sankt_Goar
Fuel-burning tool for applying flame and heat for various applications
single hand-held unit, with their draught supplied by a natural draught of air and the liquid fuel pressurized initially by hand plunger pump, then by
Blowtorch
Pump that drains water from a vessel
A bilge pump is a water pump used to remove bilge water. Since fuel can be present in the bilge, electric bilge pumps are designed to not cause sparks
Bilge_pump
Narrow shaft bored in the ground
surface contaminants from entering the borehole and protects any installed pump from drawing in sand and sediment. Oil and natural gas wells are completed
Borehole
Vehicle for use during firefighting operations
a squirt or fire syringe. Hand squirts and hand pumps are noted before Ctesibius of Alexandria invented the first fire pump circa the 2nd century B.C
Firefighting_apparatus
Brand of paraffin lamp
paraffin tank directly. In a closed tank, paraffin was pressurised with a hand pump. The heat produced by the mantle was then used to vaporize the paraffin
Petromax
Simpkin & Lott co. in 1792 with a larger and much improved style of hand pumped engine which could be pulled to a fire by horses. In 1631, Boston's governor
History_of_firefighting
Device to apply tension to the skin
Some silicone devices have an opening for a one-way air valve and a hand pump for inflating the foreskin. This expands the foreskin from within, creating
Restoration_device
a pub. The brew is then served from the cask in a cellar via a hand pump, electric pump or by gravity straight from the cask on stillage wherever the cask
Beer_in_England
Device for controlling the flow of beer into a vessel
taps must have a means of supplying it. The typical "picnic tap" uses a hand pump to push air into the keg; this will cause the beer to spoil faster but
Beer_tap
Facilities including pumps and equipment for pumping fluids from one place to another
specific demand projections and customer needs. Wastewater pumping stations, on the other hand, are engineered to handle sewage, with designs that ensure
Pumping_station
Firefighting vessel
a branch of the police in 1876. In New York City, a small boat with a hand-pump was used to fight marine fires as early as 1809. By the middle of the
Fireboat
communities. Trains volunteer field trainers in shallow well drilling, hand pump repair, biosand filtration, sanitation, community health, and WASH. Focused
List of water-related charities
List_of_water-related_charities
Trade name of Colgate-Palmolive's liquid hand soap & body wash
the product exclusivity in the marketplace, he purchased 100 million hand-pumped plastic bottles – a year's production capacity from the only two domestic
Softsoap
Showers that use a basin and a pump to re-use the showering water
shower, operated by a hand pump, was patented in England in 1767 by the stove maker William Feetham. This recycling shower used the pump to push the water
Water_recycling_shower
Company
assembly. When it is hot, the user pressurizes the tank by means of a small hand pump integrated into the housing, which forces kerosene from the tank up through
Primus_stove
Product used for dusting devices
shorter run times than a chemical duster, but are easily refillable. Both hand pump and electric compressor models have been marketed. The maximum pressure
Gas_duster
Historic site in Milwaukee
flowed from the pressurized aquifer below. The original hand pump is now replaced with an electric pump. It was designated a Milwaukee landmark in 1980 for
Pryor_Avenue_Iron_Well
Form of securities fraud
Pump and dump (P&D) is a form of securities fraud that involves artificially inflating the price of an owned stock through false and misleading positive
Pump_and_dump
Industrial machine
A pallet jack, also known as a pallet truck or pallet pump, is a tool used to lift and move pallets. Pallet jacks are the most basic form of a forklift
Pallet_jack
British/German/Italian 155 mm towed howitzer
hydraulics and to assist bringing the gun into and out of action (with hand pump back-up) and to move the gun up to 20 kilometres (12 mi) at low speed
FH70
System used at filling stations
Pay at the pump is a system used at many filling stations, where customers can pay for their fuel by inserting a credit card, debit card, or fuel card
Pay_at_the_pump
WWII-era British planned aircraft carrier made of pykrete
bailing the water with a hand pump, 10 minutes later Hyneman determined that the boat was taking on more water than the pump could remove and they headed
Project_Habakkuk
Firearm loaded with a cartridge of pellets
were made. In pump-action shotguns, a linearly sliding fore-end handguard (i.e. pump) is manually moved back-and-forth like a hand pump to work the action
Shotgun
1984 gas-leak accident in Bhopal, India
factory. Also in 2009, the BBC took a water sample from a frequently used hand pump, located just north of the plant. The sample, tested in UK, was found
Bhopal_disaster
Type of groundwater well
inlet, cylinder, piston valves and rising main of a "down-the-hole" type hand pump. Casing to support the external surfaces of the borehole against collapse
Tube_well
Incremental improvements to water and sanitation services, mainly financed by the user
have focused on innovative pump systems, including hand-pumps, Water for People's "Play Pumps", and Pump Aid's "Elephant Pumps". All three designs are built
Self-supply of water and sanitation
Self-supply_of_water_and_sanitation
The rope pump is commonly used in developing countries for both community water supply and self-supply. It can be installed on boreholes or hand-dug wells
Rope_pump
Piston engine starting system
also be recharged from an external source in an emergency, such as a hand pump or a portable air compressor. The Coffman starter was the most common
Coffman_engine_starter
American light aircraft
extended beyond 20°. In the event of a hydraulic pump failure, the landing gear may be lowered using a hand pump to pressurize the hydraulic system. The system
Cessna_182_Skylane
Container for storing water
combinationPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Hand pump – Type of manually operated pump Household drinking water storage Intermediate bulk container –
Water_tank
Device used to measure matric water potential
inside the tensiometer. The tensiometer is buried in the soil, and a hand pump is used to pull a partial vacuum. As water is pulled out of the soil by
Tensiometer_(soil_science)
Weight on ships lowering centre of gravity for stability
and the sail sheeted in, lifting the newly full windward tank. A simple hand pump can then be used to move any remaining water from the lee to the windward
Ship_ballast
Nigerian politician
production. Between 2023 and 2025, Umar sank a total of 500 units of hand pump boreholes, 50 solar powered overhead tanks for the seven local government
Shehu_Buba_Umar
Simple hand tool
A pump drill is a simple hand-powered device used to impart a rapid rotating motion to a rod (the spindle or drill shaft). It can be used for fire making
Pump_drill
Village in Bihar, India
has a regular mandi and a weekly haat. Drinking water is provided by hand pump. The village's area covers an area of 167.94 hectares, of which most is
Parsathua
Inflatable flexible bag filled with gas
can be done with the mouth, a manual or electric inflater (such as a hand pump), or with a source of compressed gas. When rubber or plastic balloons
Balloon
Movement of water
The pumping of water is a basic and practical technique, far more practical than scooping it up with one's hands or lifting it in a hand-held bucket. This
Water_pumping
Pedal-driven two-wheel vehicle
tire patch kit (which, in turn, may contain any combination of a hand pump or CO2 pump, tire levers, spare tubes, self-adhesive patches, or tube-patching
Bicycle
Painting by Henry Scott Tuke
All Hands to the Pumps is an 1888–89 painting by British artist Henry Scott Tuke. At the time, the 21-year-old Tuke was living on the old French brig Julie
All_Hands_to_the_Pumps
Pullanguzhal Mashak Titti Sruti upanga Gogona Morsing Shruti box Harmonium (hand-pumped) Bigul – see Bugle Ekkalam Karnal Kombu (instrument) Ramsinga Kahal Nagfani
List of Indian musical instruments
List_of_Indian_musical_instruments
the RWSN in 2007 indicate an average rate of 36% non-functionality for hand pumps across 21 countries. This level of failure represents a total investment
Failures of water supply and sanitation systems
Failures_of_water_supply_and_sanitation_systems
Pipe organ using water as power source
inserted into a cistern of water. The air is pushed into the reservoir with hand pumps, and exits the reservoir as pressurized air to blow through the pipes
Water_organ
Czechoslovak motorcycle
steering dampers made using cork and rubber and also had a small pneumatic hand pump made by Velamos fitted under the seat. This variant was very similar to
Jawa_353
World War II–era portable liquid-fuel stove
tank must first be pressurized by using the small hand-pump on the side of the stove. After pumping, the control valve is opened just slightly, allowing
G.I._pocket_stove
British folding motorcycle
located lower than the carburetor, had to be pressurised occasionally by a hand pump built into the tank. The range on maximum capacity of 6.5 imperial pints
Welbike
List of individual basketball actions performed in basketball
Dwyane Wade are known masters of the pump fake, with Leonard and Jordan being known to frequently use the one hand pump fake variation. An offensive move
Basketball_moves
Liquid dispenser
A foam pump, or squeeze foamer and dispensing device is a non-aerosol way of dispensing liquid materials. The foam pump outputs the liquid in the form
Foam_pump
Type of motorcycle
waterproofs. Standard equipment included a full toolkit, a hand pump, a first-aid kit and even a small hand towel with an embroidered BMW logo. The R90S had a
BMW_R90S
Scottish-born American blacksmith, mechanic and inventor
self-made businessman, he was among the foremost American makers of hand-pumped fire engines. Artist John Neagle's portrait of him, Pat Lyon at the Forge
Patrick_Lyon_(blacksmith)
Nigerian politician (born 1960)
season. Between 2012 and 2013, Abdul Ningi sank a total of 659 units of hand pump boreholes, 43 Solar powered overhead tanks for the six local government
Abdul_Ahmed_Ningi
Research institute in West Bengal, India
Tractor Pneumatic Precision Planter Programmable Irrigation Scheduler Hand Pump Attachable Iron Removal Plant Swaraj 35 HP Tractor Deep Sea-bed Mining
Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute
Central_Mechanical_Engineering_Research_Institute
Swedish air rifle manufacturer
hand pump that alleviated this difficulty of refilling PCP airguns. In 1995, he took the ideas to a local company and started production of the hand pump
FX_Airguns
Village in West Bengal, India
civic amenities, it had 59 km roads, the protected water-supply involved hand pump. It had 548 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities
Amlajora
Agricultural machine used in farms
projection of the spray fluid. This can be as simple as a hand sprayer attached to a bottle that is pumped and primed by a spring-lever, tube, and vacuum-pressure;
Sprayer
Gas law regarding proportionality of dissolved gas
the cask) is less heavily carbonated than the same beer served via a hand-pump (or beer-engine). This is because beer is pressurised on its way to the
Henry's_law
Brand of recreational water gun
with a pressure gauge to how much air pressure remained after using the hand pump. XP 110 Featuring 3 tanks (2 smaller secondaries and a primary) and a
Super_Soaker
Provincial park on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada
beaches, and day-use areas. The group camping site has pit toilets and a hand pump water supply, and is connected to the lake shore via a trail that passes
Taylor_Arm_Provincial_Park
City in Jharkhand, India
Industrial Area Development Authority (RIADA) industrial area, which has hand pump and mica powder manufacturing units. Telaiya has numerous sponge iron
Jhumri_Telaiya
English founder of a sports equipment manufacturer
spurred Lindon in the mid-1860s to pioneer the "rubber bladder", the Brass Hand pump inflator and finally the advent of shape standardization. The Rugby Football
William_Gilbert_(rugby)
Aerophone instrument
and right hands. The Indian harmonium remains an important instrument in many genres of Indian music, stemming from French-made hand-pumped harmoniums
Squeezebox
HAND PUMP
HAND PUMP
Female
Japanese
(花) Japanese name HANA means "favorite" or "flower." Compare with other forms of Hana.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : topographic name from Old English land, Middle High German lant, ‘land’, ‘territory’. This had more specialized senses in the Middle Ages, being used to denote the countryside as opposed to a town or an estate.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a forest glade, Middle English, Old French la(u)nde, or a habitational name from Launde in Leicestershire or Laund in West Yorkshire, which are named with this word.Norwegian : habitational name from any of three farmsteads so named, from Old Norse land ‘land’, ‘territory’ (see 1 above).
Surname or Lastname
English (central and northern)
English (central and northern) : nickname for a gentle or timid person, from Middle English, Old English hind ‘female deer’.English and Scottish : variant of Hine ‘servant’, with excrescent -d.
Male
English
Pet form of English Henry, HANK means "home-ruler."
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly West Midlands)
English (chiefly West Midlands) : variant of Hand.
Girl/Female
Indian, Kannada, Sindhi
Proper Name; India; Land of Hindus
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the medieval personal name Han(n), which is usually a short form of Johan (see John). In some cases, however, it may be from Henry and even Randolph (for the replacement of R- by H- in Germanic names introduced by the Normans, compare Hick).German : from an aphetic form of the personal name Johann (see John).
Surname or Lastname
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a maker of hoops and bands, etc., from Middle English band, bond, Middle High German, Middle Low German bant, German Band denoting something used for tying or binding: ‘hoop’, ‘metal band’, ‘fetter’, ‘shackle’.Old spelling of the Dutch cognates Bant, Bande, from Middle Dutch bant ‘band’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Rand(e), a short form of any of the various Germanic compound personal names with the first element rand ‘(shield) rim’, as for example Randolph.English : topographic name for someone who lived on the margin of a settlement or on the bank of a river (from Old English rand ‘rim’, used in a topographical sense), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, as for example Rand in Lincolnshire and Rand Grange in North Yorkshire.German : from a short form of any of the various compound names formed with rand- ‘rim’. Compare 1.German : topographic name from Middle High German, Middle Low German rand, rant ‘edge’, ‘rim’.
Female
Turkish
Turkish name HANDE means "smile."
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, Scottish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : topographic name for someone who lived on patch of sandy soil, from the vocabulary word sand. As a Swedish or Jewish name it was often purely ornamental.Dutch and Belgian : reduced form of Van den Sand(e), Van den Zande, a habitational name from places such as Zande in West Flanders or various minor places named with zand ‘sand’.English and Scottish : from a short form of Alexander.French : from a Germanic personal name, Sando.
Male
Scottish
Pet form of Scottish Aindrea, DAND means "man; warrior."
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : nickname for someone with a deformed hand or who had lost one hand, from Middle English hand, Middle High German hant, found in such appellations as Liebhard mit der Hand (Augsburg 1383).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname from German Hand ‘hand’ (see 1).Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Flaithimh (see Guthrie), resulting from an erroneous association of the Gaelic name with the Gaelic word lámh ‘hand’. It is used as an English equivalent for several other names of Gaelic origin too, e.g. Claffey, Glavin, and McClave.Dutch : from a variant of hont ‘dog’, ‘hound’, either a derogatory nickname, or a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a dog.
Male
Hindi/Indian
(चणà¥à¤¡) Masculine form of Hindi Chanda, CHAND means "bright" or "fierce."
Male
German
German short form of Latin Johannes, HANS means "God is gracious."
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name HANH means "has good conduct."
Boy/Male
British, English
Worker
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Happy and New; Lord Hanuman
Boy/Male
German, Spanish
Famous Land
Female
Hebrew
(×—Ö·× Ö¸Ö¼×”)Â Variant spelling of Hebrew Chana, HANA means "favor; grace."Â Compare with other forms of Hana.
HAND PUMP
HAND PUMP
Girl/Female
Hindu
Girl/Female
Hindu
Boy/Male
Welsh
strength from God'.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Remover of Difficulties
Boy/Male
Arabic
Beloved; Sweetheart
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Wharton.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Girl/Female
Biblical
Divining.
Girl/Female
Indian
Silk
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Wealth; Royalty
HAND PUMP
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n.
Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad or running hand. Hence, a signature.
a.
Employing two hands; as, the two-hand alphabet. See Dactylology.
n.
Tracts of land consisting of sand, like the deserts of Arabia and Africa; also, extensive tracts of sand exposed by the ebb of the tide.
superl.
Performed by the hand.
superl.
Ready to the hand; near; also, suited to the use of the hand; convenient; valuable for reference or use; as, my tools are handy; a handy volume.
v. t.
To give, pass, or transmit with the hand; as, he handed them the letter.
v. t.
To manage; as, I hand my oar.
n.
An agent; a servant, or laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty; a performer more or less skillful; as, a deck hand; a farm hand; an old hand at speaking.
n.
That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals; manus; paw. See Manus.
n.
Hand.
v. t.
To pledge by the hand; to handfast.
pl.
of Hand
n.
That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand
n.
A large hand in writing; -- so called because it was the practice to write the text of a book in a large hand and the notes in a smaller hand.
n.
An index or pointer on a dial; as, the hour or minute hand of a clock.
n.
Agency in transmission from one person to another; as, to buy at first hand, that is, from the producer, or when new; at second hand, that is, when no longer in the producer's hand, or when not new.
n.
That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once
v. t.
To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct; as, to hand a lady into a carriage.
v. t.
To seize; to lay hands on.
n.
The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.