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
Words nearby hands-on
hands off,
hands up,
hands-down,
hands-free,
hands-off,
hands-on,
handsaw,
handsel,
handset,
handsew,
handsewn
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, adjectiveBritish 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, adjectiveWord 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