He wiped his greasy hands on the front of his overalls
clean
gloved
ringed
ringless
open, outspread
She gestured towards the window with an open hand
outstretched
She walked towards him with her hand outstretched to take his
free
With his free hand he took hold of the knife
cupped
She rested her chin in her cupped hand
busy, deft
Her busy hands had transformed the tiny room into a work of art
willing
There's plenty of work for willing hands
eager
Eager hands reached out to help him
nervous, shaking, trembling, unsteady
steady
A surgeon needs a good eye and a steady hand
friendly, sympathetic
He put a friendly hand on his friend's knee
generous, liberal (both figurative)
She filled our glasses with a generous hand
capable, expert, practised, skilful, skilled
With a practised hand he motioned a waiter to bring a fresh pot of coffee
careless, clumsy
VERB + HAND
take
She took the child's hand and helped him climb the steps
hold, hold on to
They walked along, holding hands. She held on to my hand as I tried to leave
reach for
He reached for her hand and held it tightly
press, squeeze, touch
She pressed his hand. 'I know,' she said softly
shake
He shook Blake's hand as if they were long lost friends. He shook hands with all of us before leaving
feel
I felt a hand on my shoulder
extend, hold out, put out, reach out
She smiled and extended a hand in welcome. He put out a hand as if to touch her
lay, place, press, put
He laid a hand on her arm. She put her hands to her cheeks in embarrassment
slide
He slid his hands into his pockets
withdraw
Slowly Ruth withdrew her hand from his
hold up, lift, put up, raise, throw up
He lifted his hand to her face. Several students put up their hands to answer the question. She raised her hand in farewell. He threw up his hands in despair when he saw the damage
spread
She shrugged and spread her hands. ' That's all I can tell you. '
wave
clap
We were all clapping our hands in time to the music
clasp, clench, rub, wring
He had his hands clasped behind his head. She clenched her hands in her lap to hide their trembling. He rubbed his hands together in satisfaction. He was sobbing and wringing his hands by the grave
beat
He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration
cup
I cupped my hand over the mouthpiece of the phone so they couldn't hear me
wash
wipe
HAND + VERB
shake, tremble
Her hand shook as she lifted the glass to her lips
reach out, shoot out
A strong hand reached out and caught hold of her arm
grope for sth, reach for sth, seek sth
My hand groped for the door handle. His hand sought hers