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hands off



Definitions

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hands off
     1. interj. (informal) don't touch!
     2. interj. (nautical, historical) cut off a hand(: decreed by old admiralty law as punishment for pulling a knife during a fight with a shipmate.)
     3. adj. Tending not to interfere with people's (employees', subjects', etc.) decisions and actions.
           a hands-off policy
     4. v. third-person singular present indicative of hand off
Analysis
hands
     1. n. plural of hand
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of hand
     hand
          1. n. The part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
                Her hands are really strong.
          2. n. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand.:
          3. n.          A limb of certain animals, such as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
          4. n.          An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour and minute hands on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day.
off
     1. adv. In a direction away from the speaker or object.
           He drove off in a cloud of smoke.
     2. adv. Into a state of non-operation; into a state of non-existence.
           Please switch off the light when you leave.
           die off

Example Sentences

I couldn't keep my hands off you. 
Put the drums away and get your cold clammy hands off of me. 



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