hands-on

[ handz-on, -awn ]
/ ˈhændzˈɒn, -ˈɔn /

adjective

characterized by or involved in active personal participation in an activity; individual and direct: a workshop to give children hands-on experience with computers.
requiring manual operation, control, adjustment, or the like; not automatic or computerized: The hands-on telephone switchboard is almost obsolete.

Origin of hands-on

First recorded in 1965–70; by analogy with hands-off

Definition for hands on (2 of 2)

Origin of hand

before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch, German Hand, Old Norse hǫnd, Gothic handus

SYNONYMS FOR hand

OTHER WORDS FROM hand

hand·like, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for hands on (1 of 3)

HAND
/ text messaging /

abbreviation for

have a nice day

British Dictionary definitions for hands on (2 of 3)

hands-on

adjective

involving practical experience of equipment, etc hands-on training in the use of computers

British Dictionary definitions for hands on (3 of 3)

hand
/ (hænd) /

noun

verb (tr)

Derived forms of hand

handless, adjective handlike, adjective

Word Origin for hand

Old English hand; related to Old Norse hönd, Gothic handus, Old High German hant

Medical definitions for hands on

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 on

hand