"hands-on" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌhændz ˈɒn/ [British-Isles, Eastern-New-England], [ˌhæn‿ˈzɒn] [British-Isles, Eastern-New-England], /ˌhændz ˈɑn/ [Northern-US, cot-caught-merger], [ˌhæn‿ˈzɑn] [Northern-US, cot-caught-merger], [ˌhɛən‿ˈzɑn] [Northern-US, cot-caught-merger], /ˌhændz ˈɔn/ (note: Southern American English, Midland US), [ˌhæn‿ˈzɔn] (note: Southern American English, Midland US), /ˌhændz ˈɔʊn/ [Southern-American-English], [ˌhæn‿ˈzɔʊn] [Southern-American-English]
Etymology: Possibly from the phrase all hands on deck. Etymology templates: {{m|en|all hands on deck}} all hands on deck Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} hands-on (not comparable)
  1. Involving active participation. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: at the coal face, front line, in the trenches, action-based Related terms: action learning, learning by doing, roll up one's sleeves Translations (involving active participation): praktický (Czech), interaktivní (Czech), aktivní (Czech), käytännön- (Finnish), პრაქტიკული (ṗrakṭiḳuli) (Georgian), აქტიური ჩართულობის (akṭiuri čartulobis) (Georgian), aktiv (German), handlungsbasiert (German), praktisch (German), практи́ческий (praktíčeskij) (Russian), акти́вный (aktívnyj) (Russian), praktický (Slovak), interaktívny (Slovak), aktívny (Slovak), activo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-hands-on-en-adj-xyZ4WuB9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17

Noun

IPA: /ˌhændz ˈɒn/ [British-Isles, Eastern-New-England], [ˌhæn‿ˈzɒn] [British-Isles, Eastern-New-England], /ˌhændz ˈɑn/ [Northern-US, cot-caught-merger], [ˌhæn‿ˈzɑn] [Northern-US, cot-caught-merger], [ˌhɛən‿ˈzɑn] [Northern-US, cot-caught-merger], /ˌhændz ˈɔn/ (note: Southern American English, Midland US), [ˌhæn‿ˈzɔn] (note: Southern American English, Midland US), /ˌhændz ˈɔʊn/ [Southern-American-English], [ˌhæn‿ˈzɔʊn] [Southern-American-English] Forms: hands-ons [plural]
Etymology: Possibly from the phrase all hands on deck. Etymology templates: {{m|en|all hands on deck}} all hands on deck Head templates: {{en-noun}} hands-on (plural hands-ons)
  1. A session of active participation, often as part of training or education.
    Sense id: en-hands-on-en-noun-dz97TQIX

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