hands-off
[ handz-awf, -of ]
/ ˈhændzˈɔf, -ˈɒf /
adjective
characterized by nonintervention or noninterference: the new hands-off foreign policy.
remote or unfriendly; estranging: a truculent, hands-off manner toward strangers.
Origin of hands-off
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby hands-off
hands down,
hands off,
hands up,
hands-down,
hands-free,
hands-off,
hands-on,
handsaw,
handsel,
handset,
handsew
Definition for hands off (2 of 2)
Origin of hand
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch, German
Hand, Old Norse
hǫnd, Gothic
handus
OTHER WORDS FROM hand
hand·like, adjectiveBritish Dictionary definitions for hands off (1 of 3)
HAND
/ text messaging /
abbreviation for
have a nice day
British Dictionary definitions for hands off (2 of 3)
hands-off
adjective
(of a machine, device, etc) without need of manual operation
denoting a policy, etc, of deliberate noninvolvement
a hands-off strategy towards industry
British Dictionary definitions for hands off (3 of 3)
hand
/ (hænd) /
noun
verb (tr)
Derived forms of hand
handless, adjective handlike, adjectiveWord Origin for hand
Old English
hand; related to Old Norse
hönd, Gothic
handus, Old High German
hant
Medical definitions for hands off
hand
[ hănd ]
n.
The terminal part of the human arm located below the forearm, used for grasping and holding and consisting of the wrist, palm, four fingers, and an opposable thumb.
A homologous or similar part in other animals.
Idioms and Phrases with hands off (1 of 2)
hands off
An order to stop touching or interfering with something, as in Hands off the cake, children! This idiom is also put as keep one's hands off, as in She knew she had to keep her hands off so he could learn to tie his shoes by himself. [Mid-1500s]
Idioms and Phrases with hands off (2 of 2)
hand