hands on

Speech parts

1. hands on - Adjective

2. hands on - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

involving active participation

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

hands-on

Synonyms

practical intimate pragmatic tangible experiential front line trenches at the coal face

Antonyms

android autopilot mechanical automatic automaton mechanic
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Examples

One should never trust a person who, while assuring you of something, puts his hands on his heart. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

Man hands on misery to man. It deepens like a coastal shelf. Get out as early as you can, And don't have any kids yourself. Philip Larkin

I cannot in good conscience ask my colleagues to expend precious time and energy defending or explaining my past. We need all hands on deck, fighting for the future. Van Jones

They are two hands on one belly. Dutch Proverb

One man's beard is on fire, and another man warms his hands on it. Kashmir Proverb

If you are a friend of the captain, you can wipe your hands on the sail. Arabic Proverb

Close letter words and terms

hands joined hands off hands off snakey hands on the ark hands or feet hands tied