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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
hand/arm
1 parts of the hand and arm 2 doing things with your hands and arms 3 what you wear on your hands and arms other parts of the body BODY breaking a bone in your arm BONE
1 parts of the hand and arm - the upper part of the arm from the shoulder to the elbow: upper arm - the lower part of the arm from the elbow to the wrist: forearm - the muscle in the front of the top of the arm: biceps (plural biceps) - the hand when the fingers are tightly closed together: fist - the top part of a finger: fingertip - the bones at the joints in your fingers: knuckles (usually plural)
2 doing things with your hands and arms - a person who uses his/her right hand more easily than the left is right-handed; opposite: left-handed - work which you do with your hands is manual (adverb manually) manual work ◎ They had to do it manually when the machine broke down. - to cross your arms in front of your chest: fold your arms, cross your arms She sat down and folded her arms. - to move your arms backwards and forwards or from side to side: swing* your arms ※ touching and hitting - to put a part of your body, usually your fingers, on sth: touch sb/sth Don't touch the painting! - to push sth firmly: press sth Press this button for attention. - to move your hand backwards and forwards on the surface of sth while pressing firmly: rub sth, give* sth a rub She rubbed her eyes sleepily. - to move your hand gently over sb/sth: stroke sb/sth She stroked the cat. - to touch or feel sth with your fingers: finger sth She fingered the gold chain round her neck. - to push sth with your finger or other sharp object: poke sth, prod sth, give* sth a poke/prod She accidentally poked him in the eye. ◎ She gave her husband a prod to wake him. - to move sth with a quick movement of the finger: flick sth He flicked the insect off his shirt. - to hit sb/sth hard with your fist (= closed hand): punch sb/sth; noun: punch Steve punched George in the face. ◎ a vicious punch to the jaw - to hit sb/sth with the inside of your hand: slap sb, give* sb a slap She slapped my face. - to slap a child: smack sb, give* sb a smack ※ more on touching and hitting TOUCH, HIT ※ catching and holding - to keep sth in your hand, or to keep sth in a certain position: hold* sth Could you hold this glass a minute while I get some food? - to put your hand round sth and hold it (and move it towards you): take* sth He held out three cards and asked me to take one. ◎ to take sb's hand - to take hold of sth that is moving, usually with your hands: catch* sth - to move your hand so that you can get hold of sth: stretch out your arm, reach (out) (for sth) He stretched out his arm to pick up the phone. ◎ I reached for the book on the top shelf. ◎ He reached out for the ice cream. - to use your hand like a spoon to lift sth: scoop sth out/up The small girl scooped out a hole in the sand. - to put your hands together in the shape of a cup: cup your hands; to hold sth in this way: cup sth in your hand She cupped her hands to collect water from the spring. ◎ He cupped his chin in his hand. - an amount of sth that you can hold in one arm/hand: armful/handful She was carrying an armful of books. ◎ a handful of sand - to hold sth in your hand and press it hard: squeeze sth; noun: squeeze He squeezed her arm. ◎ a gentle squeeze - to squeeze sth between two of your fingers: pinch sth; noun: pinch Ouch! You're pinching me! ◎ She gave the other girl a nasty pinch. ※ more on catching and holding HOLD/CATCH ※ holding another person - (used about two people) to hold each other's hands: hold* hands; holding hands: hand in hand The newly engaged couple sat holding hands. - (of more than two people) to join together by holding each other's hands: join hands Then we all joined hands and sang Auld Lang Syne. - with your arm linked together with sb else's arm: arm in arm Jim and Mary were walking arm in arm. ※ holding sb in a friendly or loving way LOVE ※ communicating a meaning - a movement of the hand, head, etc that expresses some meaning: gesture She made a gesture of annoyance. ◎ a welcoming gesture - to show sb (often with a movement of your finger or hand) that you want him/her to come closer: beckon (to) sb (to do sth) She beckoned to me to come up onto the stage. - to show respect by raising your hand to your forehead: salute (sb); noun: salute The soldiers looked to the right and saluted. - to hit your hands together to show that you like sth: clap (sb/sth), give sb/sth a clap; the noise that people make when they clap: clapping (noun U) The audience clapped enthusiastically. ◎ Let's give him a clap! ◎ There was a lot of noisy clapping at the back of the theatre. - to raise your hand, especially in a classroom: put* your hand up Please put your hand up if you have a question. - to move your hand so that it can be seen: stick* your hand out The driver stuck his hand out to show that he was turning left. - to show where sth is or draw attention to sth by using your finger: point (at/to sb/sth) The guide pointed to the historic painting. ※ using your hand to say hello or goodbye GREET
3 what you wear on your hands and arms - a piece of clothing for the hand that has separate parts for the thumb and each finger: glove a pair of gloves - the part of a piece of clothing that covers your arm: sleeve - a double piece of cloth on the end of a sleeve: cuff - a small object used to hold together the cuff on a shirt: cuff link (usually plural) ※ more on clothes CLOTHES - a round piece of jewellery that you wear on your finger: ring She was wearing a wedding ring. - a piece of jewellery that you wear round your wrist or on your arm: bracelet ※ more on rings, bracelets, etc JEWELLERY ※ MORE ... - treatment for your hands and fingernails to make them healthy and beautiful: manicure to have a manicure - small scissors that you use for cutting your nails: nail scissors (noun plural) - a pair of metal rings joined by a chain for putting round the wrists of prisoners: handcuffs (noun plural) They caught the thief and put him in handcuffs.
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