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keep one's hand in

keep one's hand in verb: to retain one's skill through regular practice.

Verb

keep one's hand in (third-person singular simple present keeps one's hand in, present participle keeping one's hand in, simple past and past participle kept one's hand in)

  1. To retain one's skill through regular practice.

Synonyms of keep one's hand in

Forms of keep one's hand in

third-person singular presentkeeps one's hand in
present participlekeeping one's hand in
past participlekept one's hand in
pastkept one's hand in

Questions about keep one's hand in

What does keep one's hand in mean?
Keep one's hand in means to retain one's skill through regular practice.
What part of speech is keep one's hand in?
Keep one's hand in is a verb.
What is the past tense of keep one's hand in?
The past tense of keep one's hand in is kept one's hand in.

Words near keep one's hand in in the dictionary

  1. keep one's eyes peeled
  2. keep one's eyes skinned
  3. keep one's fingers crossed
  4. keep one's guard up
  5. keep one's hair on
  6. keep one's hand in
  7. keep one's hands to oneself
  8. keep one's head
  9. keep one's head above the water
  10. keep one's head above water
  11. keep one's head below the parapet

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