"single-handed" meaning in All languages combined

See single-handed on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} single-handed (not comparable)
  1. Without help from others; unassisted. Tags: not-comparable Translations (without help from others; unassisted): без чужда помощ (bez čužda pomošt) (Bulgarian), 獨力 (Chinese Mandarin), 独力 (dúlì) [traditional] (Chinese Mandarin), 独力 (dúlì) [simplified] (Chinese Mandarin), dólámhach (Irish), in solitaria (Italian), un-laueagh (Manx), یالڭز (yalñız) (Ottoman Turkish), са̑м [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), sȃm [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), enmans- (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-single-handed-en-adj-38VTJok3 Disambiguation of 'without help from others; unassisted': 98 1 1
  2. Using only one hand. Tags: not-comparable Translations (using only one hand): с една ръка (s edna rǎka) (Bulgarian), un-laueagh (Manx), enhands- (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-single-handed-en-adj-m7wjsrv6 Disambiguation of 'using only one hand': 2 75 24
  3. Designed for only one hand. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-single-handed-en-adj-QXCuGdw6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: single handed, singlehanded

Adverb [English]

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} single-handed (not comparable)
  1. In a single-handed manner. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: by oneself Translations (in a single-handed manner): 獨力 (Chinese Mandarin), 独力 (dúlì) [traditional] (Chinese Mandarin), 独力 (dúlì) [simplified] (Chinese Mandarin), på egen hand (Swedish), egenhändigt (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-single-handed-en-adv-X60qtdlS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: single handed, singlehanded

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} single-handed
  1. simple past and past participle of single-hand Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: single-hand
    Sense id: en-single-handed-en-verb-V69U9gJ5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 5 5 1 78 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 10 12 4 2 73 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 18 9 8 4 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: single handed, singlehanded

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for single-handed meaning in All languages combined (5.4kB)

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