"double-hand" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: double-hands [present, singular, third-person], double-handing [participle, present], double-handed [participle, past], double-handed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} double-hand (third-person singular simple present double-hands, present participle double-handing, simple past and past participle double-handed)
  1. To use both hands to hold.
    Sense id: en-double-hand-en-verb-R9oOy2VL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for double-hand meaning in English (1.1kB)

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