What does hand-to-hand mean?
Hand-to-hand means (idiomatic) Close together, within arm's reach..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(idiomatic) Close together, within arm's reach..
soldiers trained in hand-to-hand combat
Hemingway's subject for the epilogue was the mano a mano (or hand-to-hand, a duel) between Spain's two leading matadors, Luis Miguel Dominguin and his brother-in-law, Antonio Ordonez.
Use hand-to-hand when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hand-to-hand means (idiomatic) Close together, within arm's reach..
Common synonyms include close.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
soldiers trained in hand-to-hand combat
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