hand-to-hand

adjective

being at close quarters (Freq. 2)

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hand-to-hand fighting

• Similar to: ↑close

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\\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective

Etymology: hand to hand

1. : being at very close quarters

hand-to-hand combat

2. : passed from person to person

hand-to-hand delivery … of registered mail — U.S. Post Office Manual

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/hand"teuh hand"/, adj.

close to one's adversary; at close quarters: hand-to-hand combat.

[1400-50; late ME]

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hand-to-hand UK US adjective

hand-to-hand fighting is fighting between people who use their hands or knives, not guns

Thesaurus: involved in fighting in a war and relating to war_synonym fighting in a war and relating to fighting in a war_hyponym

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hand-to-hand «HAND tuh HAND», adjective.

close together; at close quarters: »

It was a hand-to-hand bayonet fight (Time).

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adj. (of fighting) at close quarters

training in hand-to-hand combat

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/ˈhændtəˈhænd/ adj, always before a noun

: involving physical contact between people

— used to describe fighting that is done with the hands or with knives, clubs, etc., instead of guns, arrows, etc.

hand-to-hand combat

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ˌhand-to-ˈhand [hand-to-hand] adjective

hand-to-hand fighting involves physical contact with your opponent