An intermediate person or means; intermediary.

On a clock or watch, the hand or pointer that shows the number of seconds that have passed.

A small hole in a steam boiler for the insertion of the hand in cleaning, etc.

Held in one or both hands. / Small and light enough to be operated while held in one or both hands.

(computing) A personal digital assistant or video game console that is small enough to be held in the hands.

As tight as can be made by the strength of one's hand wielding a standard tool: that is, without special equipment or leverage.

Alternative spelling of handbill

(idiomatic) Showing clear evidence of guilt; in the act of wrongdoing. / Deadly, bloody. / (informal) With hands that are red from blood.

Using one's left hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, one's right. / Intended to be worn on, or used by, the left hand. / Turning or spiraling from right to left; anticlockwise.

Left-handed people, taken as a whole.