hand-hold
See also: handhold
English
Alternative forms
Verb
hand-hold (third-person singular simple present hand-holds, present participle hand-holding, simple past and past participle hand-held)
- (transitive) To hold in the hand.
- You can hand-hold many professional cameras, but using a tripod may be a better idea.
- (transitive, figuratively) To watch or attend unnecessarily closely (as if holding a child's hand to lead it along).
- I'm sick of having to hand-hold every new person we hire. Why can't we train them first?
Synonyms
- (watch or attend unnecessarily closely): babysit
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