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handplay

handplay noun: hand-to-hand combat.

Noun

handplay (usually uncountable, plural handplays)

  1. (usually) Hand-to-hand combat.
  2. (usually) In the game of skat, the playing of one's hand without using the skat.

handplay meaning in Urdu

handplay in Urdu

ہاتھ سے پٹائی, مکے

Forms of handplay

pluralhandplays

Origin of handplay

Combat sense: perhaps from Middle English *handpleie, from Old English handplega (“fighting”), equivalent to hand + play. Compare swordplay.

Questions about handplay

What does handplay mean?
Handplay means hand-to-hand combat.
What is handplay in Urdu?
Handplay in Urdu is ہاتھ سے پٹائی, مکے. See Handplay meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is handplay?
Handplay is a noun.
What is the plural of handplay?
The plural of handplay is handplays.

Words near handplay in the dictionary

  1. handplaning
  2. handplant
  3. handplanted
  4. handplanting
  5. handplants
  6. handplay
  7. handpost
  8. handposts
  9. handpress
  10. handpresses
  11. handprint

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Adapted from Wiktionary: handplay (page history and authors); handplay (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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