hand vs present

hand

verb
  • To give, pass or transmit with the hand, literally or figuratively. 

  • To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct. 

  • To pledge by the hand; to handfast. 

  • To furl. 

noun
  • A bunch of bananas, a typical retail amount, where individual fruits are fingers. 

  • Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity. 

  • Management, domain, control. 

  • Applause. 

  • A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together. 

  • The set of cards held by a player. 

  • That which has the appearance of, a human hand. 

  • Four inches, a hand's breadth. 

  • A whole rhizome of ginger. 

  • Handwriting; style of penmanship. 

  • An instance of helping. 

  • A limb of certain animals, such as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey. 

  • A side; part, camp; direction, either right or left. 

  • Personal possession; ownership. 

  • The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim. 

  • Promise, word; especially of a betrothal. 

  • The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals. 

  • An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour and minute hands on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day. 

  • An agent; a servant, or manual laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty. 

  • The feel of a fabric; the impression or quality of the fabric as judged qualitatively by the sense of touch. 

  • A round of a card game. 

  • A Native American gambling game, involving guessing the whereabouts of bits of ivory or similar, which are passed rapidly from hand to hand. 

  • A bunch of bananas. 

  • A person's autograph or signature. 

  • A performer more or less skilful. 

present

verb
  • To give (a gift or presentation) to someone; to bestow. 

  • To come forward, appear in a particular place or before a particular person, especially formally. 

  • To nominate (a member of the clergy) for an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution. 

  • To put (something) forward in order for it to be seen; to show, exhibit. 

  • To offer (a problem, complaint) to a court or other authority for consideration. 

  • To give a gift or presentation to (someone). 

  • To offer oneself for mental consideration; to occur to the mind. 

  • To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally. 

  • In omegaverse fiction, to have one's secondary sex (alpha, omega, or beta) become apparent, typically at puberty. 

  • To deliver (something abstract) as though as a gift; to offer. 

  • To hand over (a bill etc.) to be paid. 

  • To appear or represent oneself (as having a certain gender). 

  • To make clear to one's mind or intelligence; to put forward for consideration. 

  • To put on, stage (a play etc.). 

  • To come to the attention of medical staff, especially with a specific symptom. 

  • To appear (in a specific way) for delivery (of a fetus); to appear first at the mouth of the uterus during childbirth. 

  • To act as presenter on (a radio, television programme etc.). 

  • To point (a firearm) at something, to hold (a weapon) in a position ready to fire. 

  • To display one's female genitalia in a way that signals to others that one is ready for copulation. Also referred to as lordosis behaviour. 

noun
  • The current moment or period of time. 

  • A gift, especially one given for birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, graduations, weddings, or any other special occasions. 

  • The position of a soldier in presenting arms. 

  • The present tense. 

adj
  • Located in the immediate vicinity. 

  • Attentive; alert; focused. 

  • Neither for or against (used in voting to express abstention) 

  • Relating to now, for the time being; current. 

  • Relating to something a person is referring to in the very context, with a deictic use similar to the demonstrative adjective this. 

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