HANDS-DOWN

Meaning of HANDS-DOWN in English

/handz"down"/ , adj.

1. easy: a hands-down victory.

2. certain: a book destined to be a hands-down bestseller.

[ 1865-70 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

HANDS DOWN — adverb Date: 1867 without much effort ; easily , without question, hands-down adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HANDS-DOWN — adjective see: hands down
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HANDS-DOWN — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: hands down 1. : achieved without great effort : easy won a hands-down victory 2. : unquestionable …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HANDS DOWN — adverb 1. : without much effort : easily won the race hands down 2. : without question or the possibility …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HANDS-DOWN — see hands down
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HANDS DOWN — adverb Date: 1867 1. : without much effort : easily 2. : without question • hands-down ˈhan(d)z-ˌdau̇n adjective
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HANDS DOWN — Pronunciation: ' han(d)z- ' dau ̇ n Function: adverb Date: 1867 1 : without much effort : EASILY 2 : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HANDS DOWN — easily and decisively. → hand
Concise Oxford English vocab
HANDS DOWN — [hands down] adv (1867) 1: without much effort: easily 2: without question -- hands-down adj
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HANDS-DOWN — {adj.}, {informal} 1. Easy. * /The Rangers won a hands-down victory in the tournament./ 2. Unopposed; first; clear. * /Johnny …
Slang English vocab
HANDS DOWN — {adv.}, {informal} 1. Without working hard; easily. * /The Rangers won the game hands down./ 2. Without question or doubt; …
Slang English vocab
HANDS-DOWN — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
HANDS DOWN — adv.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
HANDS DOWN — adv. Hands down is used with these verbs: ↑ beat , ↑ win
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HANDS-DOWN — adj. Hands-down is used with these nouns: ↑ favourite
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HANDS DOWN — EASILY, effortlessly, with ease, with no trouble, without effort; informal by a mile, no sweat. 2192; headword
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HANDS DOWN — {adv.}, {informal} 1. Without working hard; easily. * /The Rangers won the game hands down./ 2. Without question or doubt; …
Словарь английских идиом
HANDS-DOWN — {adj.}, {informal} 1. Easy. * /The Rangers won a hands-down victory in the tournament./ 2. Unopposed; first; clear. * /Johnny …
Словарь английских идиом
HANDS DOWN — easily, no contest "The captain of the team said, ""We won hands down - 6 to 1."""
English Idioms vocab
HANDS DOWN — easily, no contest The captain of the team said, "We won hands down - 6 to 1."
English Idioms vocabulary
HANDS-DOWN — adj. , informal 1. Easy. The Rangers won a hands-down victory in the tournament. 2. Unopposed; first; clear. Johnny was …
American Idioms English vocabulary
HANDS DOWN — adv. , informal 1. Without working hard; easily. The Rangers won the game hands down. 2. Without question or doubt; …
American Idioms English vocabulary
HANDS DOWN — легко, без усилий
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HANDS-DOWN — легкий - * victory победа, доставшаяся без труда несомненный, обеспеченный - a book destined to be a * bestseller книга, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HANDS-DOWN — 1. ͵hændzʹdaʋn a 1. лёгкий hands-down victory - победа, доставшаяся без труда 2. несомненный, обеспеченный a book destined to be …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HANDS DOWN — легко, без усилий
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HANDS DOWN — (a) легкий; несомненный; обеспеченный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
HANDS DOWN — (0) без труда; легко
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
HANDS-DOWN — 1. [͵hændzʹdaʋn] a 1. лёгкий ~ victory - победа, доставшаяся без труда 2. несомненный, обеспеченный a book destined to be …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
HANDS-DOWN — 1. ͵hændzʹdaʋn a 1. лёгкий hands-down victory - победа, доставшаяся без труда 2. несомненный, обеспеченный a book destined to be …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HANDS DOWN — без усилий, легко
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HANDS DOWN — без усилий, легко
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HANDS DOWN — легко, без усилий
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HANDS DOWN — легко, без усилий
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HANDS DOWN — без усилий, легко передавать по наследству, оставлять, передавать младшим поколениям подавать сверху; помочь сойти вниз официально объявлять
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
HANDS DOWN — (adv.phr.) легкий;без труда
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
HANDS DOWN — adv infml 1) He won the contest hands down — Он легко победил в этом конкурсе 2) They declared her the winner hands down …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
HANDS DOWN — adv infml 1) He won the contest hands down — Он легко победил в этом конкурсе 2) They declared her …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
HANDS DOWN — hands down adv infml 1. He won the contest hands down Он легко победил в этом конкурсе 2. They declared …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
HANDS DOWN — 1) He won the contest hands down — Он легко победил в этом конкурсе 2) They declared her the winner …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
HANDS DOWN — легкий; без труда; спустя рукава
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
HANDS DOWN — легкий; без труда; «спустя рукава»
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
HANDS DOWN — (adv.phr.) легкий;без труда
English Russian slang dictionary
HANDS-DOWN — легкий - * victory победа, доставшаяся без труда несомненный, обеспеченный - a book destined to be a * bestseller книга, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HANDS DOWN — легко, без усилий
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English doun hill, from Old English dūn; akin to Middle Dutch dūne …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HANDS — plural of hand present third singular of hand
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOWN — down 1 /down/ , adv. 1. from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HANDS — n. force of workers that is available, workforce
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n adverb Etymology: Middle English doun, from Old English dūne, short for adūne, of dūne, from a- (from of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOWN — adj downcast; as, a down look. 2. down ·adv from a remoter or higher antiquity. 3. down ·vt to cover, …
Webster English vocab
HANDS — with reference to someone's power or control: → hand
Concise Oxford English vocab
DOWN — / daʊn; NAmE / adverb , preposition , verb , adjective , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOWN — I. down 1 S1 W1 /daʊn/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A LOWER POSITION to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOWN — 1. adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1. into or towards a lower place, esp. to the …
Oxford English vocab
DOWN — I. PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES /daʊn/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HANDS — [plural] [noun]I'm worried about confidential information falling into the wrong hands (= being received by people who could use it …
Cambridge English vocab
HANDS — Synonyms and related words : administration, authority, claws, clutches, command, control, disposition, domination, dominion, empery, empire, fighting force, firepower, forces, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOWN
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOWN — n. back down bear down beat down bog down boil down bowl down break down bring down broken down buckle …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HANDS — n. pl. See clutches .
Dictionary of English Synonyms

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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