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χέρι — meaning in English

cheri

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English meaning

  • arm noun The part of the human body running from the shoulder down to the hand.
  • hand noun The part of the body at the end of the arm, used for grasping and manipulating objects.
  • handball noun A team sport in which players throw and bounce a ball, trying to score by throwing it into the opposing goal.

Senses

χέρι is used for these senses in English:

  • arm (anatomy) The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.
  • hand The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
  • hand (card games) The set of cards held by a player.
  • handball (countable, Australian rules football) An act of passing a football by holding it with one hand and hitting it with the other.

arm — full definition

  1. noun The part of the human body running from the shoulder down to the hand.
  2. noun A limb of an object or organization that sticks out from the main body, such as a chair arm, a crane arm, or a branch of a company.
  3. noun A narrow stretch of water or land reaching out from a larger body.
  4. verb To equip someone or something with weapons, or more loosely, with the tools needed for a task.

hand — full definition

  1. noun The part of the body at the end of the arm, used for grasping and manipulating objects.
  2. noun The cards a player is holding in a card game, or a single round of play.
  3. noun Help or assistance, especially physical.
  4. noun A worker or laborer, especially one hired for manual work.
  5. verb To pass or give something to someone using the hand.
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