Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Involving direct physical contact.
from The Century Dictionary.
- At close quarters; in personal encounter.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective close to one's adversary; -- of combat.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Close together, within
arm 's reach. - adjective Especially, fighting done within reach rather than at range. May or may not indicate
unarmed combat.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb at close quarters
- adjective being at close quarters
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Examples
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Down the block were other groups of young men that were known as hand-to-hand drug dealers.
Respect The Jux Frank C. Matthews 2010
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“Last time I got this kind of workout I put Sawyer under,” Mason muttered, referring to a hand-to-hand match he’d had with Sawyer when he, Anna and Julie had been trying to escape from Washington.
Thunder and Ashes Z.A. Recht 2008
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But some investors may be upset about such a large payment in the wake of Mr. Moynihan's pledge last year to engage in "day-to-day, hand-to-hand combat" against investors demanding that the bank repurchase bad loans—called "put-back" demands—and "not just do a settlement to move the matter behind us."
BofA Nears Huge Settlement Dan Fitzpatrick 2011
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Had Gyi not perpetrated his egregious war-veteran fraud, he now could be widely revered, and deservedly so, as one of the finest hand-to-hand combat instructors ever to teach on American soil.
Dr Gyi 2010
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But certified mail here in Mexico was at that time delivered hand-to-hand with each person signing for the document.
W-2's and taxes 2009
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There is no hand-to-hand fighting, no crash of cannon and flash of cutlass, no sailors drinking grog, no lighted matches held over open powder-magazines.
CHAPTER XLIV 2010
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Eventually did several tour in Vietnam, lots of hand-to-hand combat, etc.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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He said he participated in several infantry actions, including hand-to-hand combat in which he and other Gurkhas killed with kukris.
Dr Gyi 2010
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But certified mail here in Mexico was at that time delivered hand-to-hand with each person signing for the document.
W-2's and taxes 2009
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Then it will be blow for blow, hand-to-hand, and the strongest pates and arms will win.
CHAPTER XLIV 2010
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