(nautical) by passing the hands alternately one before or above the other, especially with rope / rapidly

To retain one's skill through regular practice.

To make a beginning in a certain work; to become accustomed to a particular business.

Used metaphorically to indicate some act of stealing

(US, colloquial) To die. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hand in, one's, checks.

Alternative form of secondhand

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.