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n.
part of the arm below the wrist
1) to shake smb.'s ~; to shake ~s with smb.
2) to clasp, grab, grasp; take smb.'s ~
3) to hold; join ~s
4) to lay one's ~s on
5) to cup one's ~s
6) to clap one's ~s
7) to wring one's ~s
8) to lower; raise one's ~
9) bare; delicate; dishpan ( esp. AE ); gentle ~s (he grasped the hot metal with his bare ~s)
10) a pair of ~s
11) by ~ (to do smt. by ~)
12) by the ~ (to lead smb. by the ~; to take smb. by the ~)
13) ~s off; ~s up
help
active participation
14) to give, lend smb. a ~
15) to lift a ~ (he would not lift a ~ to help)
16) to have a ~ in
17) a guiding; helping ~ (to lend a helping ~)
18) a ~ at, in, with (give me a ~ with the dishes)
worker
( esp. AE )
19) a hired; ranch ~
specialist
20) an old ~ (at smt.)
pointer on a clock
21) an hour; minute; second, sweep-second ~
ability
22) to try one's ~ at smt.
control
23) to get out of ~
24) to take smb. in ~
25) a firm; iron ~
pledge of betrothal
( formal )
26) to ask for smb.'s ~
cards held by a player
(also fig .)
27) to show, tip one's ~
28) to have, hold a ~
29) a good, strong; weak ~ (she held a strong ~)
possession
ownership
30) to fall into smb.'s ~s
31) to change ~s
32) enemy; private ~s (the documents fell into enemy ~s)
source
33) at first ~ ('directly')
34) at second ~ ('indirectly')
viewpoint
35) on one ~ ('from one viewpoint'); on the other ~ ('from the other viewpoint')
closeness
36) at, on ~ (near at ~)
misc.
37) to lay a ~ on smb. ('to harm smb.'); from ~ to mouth ('barely existing'); to have one's ~s full ('to be very busy'); to eat out of smb.'s ~ ('to be subservient to smb.'); to force smb. 's ~ ('to compel smb. to act'); to throw up one's ~s ('to give up'); to wash one's ~s of smt. ('to shed all responsibility for smt.'); with a heavy ~ ('crudely'); to suffer at smb.'s ~s; with clean ~s ('innocent'); to go ~ in ~ ('to go together'); to win ~s down ('to win easily'); all ~s on deck! ('all sailors on deck'); to have time on one's ~s ('to have free time'); to have worthless property on one's ~s ('to be burdened by worthless property')
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v. ( A ) ~ the salt to me; or: ~ me the salt