Hands-off Definition
hăndzôf, -ŏf
adjective
Characterized by nonintervention.
A hands-off foreign policy.
American Heritage
Designating or of a policy, attitude, etc. of not interfering or intervening.
Webster's New World
Tending not to intervene.
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interjection
Don't touch!
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(nautical) Cutting off a hand, decreed by old Admiralty law as punishment for pulling a knife during a fight with a shipmate.
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Synonyms:
- leave-alone
- don't touch
- keep off
- stay back
- leave-me-alone
- keep-away
- don-t
- keep your distance
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hand off.
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