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bear-a-hand

bear-a-hand interjection: make haste!

Interjection

  1. make haste!

Forms of bear-a-hand

alternative formbear a hand

Questions about bear-a-hand

What does bear-a-hand mean?
Bear-a-hand means make haste!
What part of speech is bear-a-hand?
Bear-a-hand is an interjection.

Words near bear-a-hand in the dictionary

  1. bear's-breech
  2. bear's-breeches
  3. bear's-foot
  4. bear's-grape
  5. bear's-paw
  6. bear-a-hand
  7. bear-bait
  8. bear-baited
  9. bear-baiting
  10. bear-baitings
  11. bear-baits

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