A warm welcome offered to a guest by a host. / A coupling device used on semi-trailer trucks for attaching air brake lines from the tractor to the trailer.

(transitive) To be overly friendly with (a stranger) in order to gain an advantage. / To extend a glad hand (to someone); to welcome warmly.

plural of soft hand / (chiefly sports) The hands in a relaxed state, especially for a batsman to play with a dead bat, or for a fielder to catch the ball without it bouncing out.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see top, hand. / (cricket) The batsman's hand that is further up the handle; used for control rather than power.

Citrus medica var. sarcodactylus, a fragrant variant of citron whose fruit is segmented into finger-like sections.

Short for a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

(idiomatic) Put your hands up (if you wish to participate). / (idiomatic) Surrender (by raising your hands)!

plural of hand bill

A tool used to squeeze caliper brakes against the rim of a wheel, as on a bicycle, thereby allowing adjustments to the brake cable. / A second remove from direct communication.

Having been relayed by two intermediate sources. / (idiomatic) Not new, having more than one previous owner.