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put the last hand to

put the last hand to verb: to complete; to put the finishing touch to.

Verb

put the last hand to (third-person singular simple present puts the last hand to, present participle putting the last hand to, simple past and past participle put the last hand to)

  1. (dated) To complete; to put the finishing touch to.

Forms of put the last hand to

third-person singular presentputs the last hand to
present participleputting the last hand to
past participleput the last hand to
pastput the last hand to

Questions about put the last hand to

What does put the last hand to mean?
Put the last hand to means to complete; to put the finishing touch to.
What part of speech is put the last hand to?
Put the last hand to is a verb.
What is the past tense of put the last hand to?
The past tense of put the last hand to is put the last hand to.

Words near put the last hand to in the dictionary

  1. put the heart across one
  2. put the heat on
  3. put the herd on someone
  4. put the kibosh on
  5. put the kybosh on
  6. put the last hand to
  7. put the lid on
  8. put the lie to
  9. put the make on
  10. put the miller's eye out
  11. put the moves on

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