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single-hands

single-hands is the third-person singular simple present indicative of single-hand.

Meaning of single-hand

Verb

single-hand (third-person singular simple present single-hands, present participle single-handing, simple past and past participle single-handed)

  1. To sail a boat unassisted, without any crew beyond oneself.
    • I think a lot more sailors would try singlehanding if they weren't troubled by the increasing big-ship traffic.1980, Yachting, volume 147, number 6, page 46

Questions about single-hands

What is single-hands the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Single-hands is the third-person singular simple present indicative of single-hand.

Words near single-hands in the dictionary

  1. single-hand
  2. single-handed
  3. single-handedly
  4. single-handedness
  5. single-handing
  6. single-hands
  7. single-heading
  8. single-hearted
  9. single-heartedly
  10. single-heartedness
  11. single-incision laparoscopic surgeries

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