hands down

hand down

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hand doun]
- /hænd daʊn/
- /hænd daʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hand doun]
- /hænd daʊn/

Definitions of hands down words

adjective hands down of, belonging to, using, or used by the hand. 1
adjective hands down made by hand. 1
adjective hands down carried in or worn on the hand. 1
adjective hands down operated by hand; manual. 1
noun hands down the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb. 1
noun hands down the corresponding part of the forelimb in any of the higher vertebrates. 1

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Origin of hands down

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Hands down

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hands down

hands down popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

hands down usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for hands down

adv hands down

easily — in an easy manner; with ease; without trouble: The traffic moved along easily.
effortlessly — requiring or involving no effort; displaying no signs of effort; easy: an effortless writing style.
in a walk — (Idiomatic) COL Easily; without difficulty.

All 4 Synonyms of hands down