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hand-hold

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Verb

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hand-hold (third-person singular simple present hand-holds, present participle hand-holding, simple past and past participle hand-held)

  1. (transitive) To hold in the hand.
    You can hand-hold many professional cameras, but using a tripod may be a better idea.
  2. (transitive, figuratively) To watch or attend unnecessarily closely (as if holding a child's hand to lead it along).
    Synonym: babysit
    I'm sick of having to hand-hold every new person we hire. Why can't we train them first?

Noun

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hand-hold (plural hand-holds)

  1. Alternative form of handhold.