Two-handed
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Two-handed is an adjective meaning Using or designed for use by both hands at once.
Meaning
Using or designed for use by both hands at once.
More Meanings
- Involving, or designed for use by, two people.
- Ambidextrous.
- Having two hands.
- (UK, slang, dated) Good with one's fists; able to fight well.
- In a two-handed manner.
Example Sentences
a two-handed game of cards
The Baker was a two-handed hitter, and seemed perfectly awake to the business before him.
Word Forms
- twohanded
Synonyms for two-handed
Depending on context, synonyms include ambidextrous, handed, equipoised, bimanual.
Antonyms for two-handed
Common opposites include left-handed, right-handed.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bimanual, ambidextrous, handed, switch, equipoised, twohanded.
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