Handed and Live

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Handed adjective - Having or involving the use of hands.

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Live is an antonym for handed in give topic.

Nearby Words: hand, handy, handing

Live verb - To have a home.

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Handed is an antonym for live.

Nearby Words: living, lived

Most advanced pistol training requires the student to practice (both live and dry-fire) not only one-handed, but with their weak hand.

Source: Firing One-Handed
Ozzy Osbourne will always be remembered for biting the head off a live bat on-stage (he thought it was a prop, and there's debate as to whether or not the bat was already dead when it was handed to him).

Source: Never Live It Down / Real Life
Also parodied in Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl: "Well, nobody leaves this show empty-handed... so we're going to cut off his hands."

Source: All or Nothing

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