Hand
Hand verb - To put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption.
Trade
Trade verb - To carry on the business of buying and selling goods or other property.
How words are described
| human | human hand | human trade |
| old | old hand | old trade |
| good | good hand | good trade |
| green | green hand | green trade |
| Other adjectives: heavy, active, entire, massive, huge, bad, main, new, major, final. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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He convinces the vendor to trade his brother's hand for his own, arguing it's younger and will fetch a better price, thus having his brother's hand attached to himself as a keepsake.
Source: A Love to Dismember -
This wouldn't be a problem if Overdrive knew anything about hand-to-hand combat, but he's a mechanic by trade and isn't very strong so he's useless without a vehicle around.
Source: Crippling Overspecialization -
Since Fry won't trade back, the Devil goes through a chain of deals until he gets Leela's hand in marriage, which Fry is willing to trade for.
Source: Chain of Deals
Cite this Source
Trade and Hand. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hand/trade
Hand & Trade. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hand/trade>.
Trade or Hand. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hand/trade.
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