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hand-to-hand

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hand-to-hand (hndt-hnd)
adj.
Being at close quarters: hand-to-hand combat.

hand to hand adv.

hand-to-hand
adj & adv
at close quarters they fought hand-to-hand
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.hand-to-hand - being at close quarters; "hand-to-hand fighting"
close - at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships"

hand-to-hand
adjective face-to-face, close-up, one to one, mano a mano (informal) a fierce hand-to-hand battle
Translations
hand-to-hand [ˈhændtəˈhænd] ADV & ADJcuerpo a cuerpo
hand-to-hand [ˈhændtəˈhænd] adj & advcorpo a corpo
hand-to-hand [ˈhændtəˈhænd] adj & advcorpo a corpo


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In a moment it was hand-to-hand fighting, and Trent was cursing already the bravado which had brought him out to the open.
Look attentively at the duels and the hand-to-hand combats, how superior the Italians are in strength, dexterity, and subtlety.
Glaucus, moreover, son of Hippolochus, captain of the Lycians, in hard hand-to-hand fight smote Iphinous son of Dexius on the shoulder, as he was springing on to his chariot behind his fleet mares; so he fell to earth from the car, and there was no life left in him.
 
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