hands off
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Synonyms: hands-off, hand off, handoff, hand-off, hands on, holds off, heads off, binds off, hacks off, hands out, hauls off
Antonyms: hands-off, hand off, handoff, hand-off, hands on, holds off, heads off, binds off, hacks off, hands out, hauls off
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Interjection
- {{lb|en|informal}} [[refrain|Refrain]] from [[touch]]ing; [[refrain]] from [[initiate|initiating]] any [[physical]] [[contact]].
- {{lb|en|nautical|historical}} {{l|en|[[cut off|Cut off]] a [[hand]]}}{{n-g|: decreed by old [[admiralty law]] as [[punishment]] for [[pull]]ing a [[knife]] during a fight with a [[shipmate]].}}
Adjective
- Tending not to [[interfere]] with the [[decision]]s and [[action]]s of other people ([[employee]]s, [[subject]]s, etc.).
Verb
- {{infl of|en|hand off||s-verb-form}}
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