单词 | put hands to |
释义 | > as lemmasto put (one's) hand(s) on (also †in, †to, †unto, †upon) (i) to put (one's) hand(s) on (also †in, †to, †unto, †upon): to lay hands on; to get hold of, seize. In later use: to find, to be able to get. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > seizing > seize [verb (transitive)] gripea900 afangOE to lay hands (or hand) on or upon (also in, to)OE repeOE atfonga1000 keepc1000 fang1016 kip1297 seize1338 to seize on or upon1399 to grip toc1400 rapc1415 to rap and rendc1415 comprise1423 forsetc1430 grip1488 to put (one's) hand(s) on (also in, to, unto, upon)1495 compass1509 to catch hold1520 hap1528 to lay hold (up)on, of1535 seisin?c1550 cly1567 scratch1582 attach1590 asseizea1593 grasp1642 to grasp at1677 collar1728 smuss1736 get1763 pin1768 grabble1796 bag1818 puckerow1843 nobble1877 jump1882 snaffle1902 snag1962 pull1967 1455 in J. D. Marwick Charters Edinb. (1871) 81 That the said Sir James sal nocht put handis na tak na vitalis at the port of Leth bot [etc.].] 1495 in Acts Lords of Council Civil Causes (1839) I. 419/2 The lordis..deliueris that..the said James [etc.]..sulde put ther handis to the saidis landis and males therof. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Exod. xxii. 8 ([He] shal sweare) that he hath not put his hande vnto his neghbours good. 1734 Let. 1 July in J. Mercer Three Lett. (1748) 2 Nor will you have any Use for the former Discharges. But if you could put your Hand upon them, you may give them up. 1832 C. M. Goodridge Narr. Voy. South Seas 25 [We] got into her, with such articles as we could immediately put our hands on. 1842 J. H. Newman Parochial Serm. VI. viii. 111 Perhaps..we can put our hand, as it were, on a time in our childhood [when, etc.]. 1931 Publishers' Weekly 5 Dec. 2471/2 The ‘Brooklyn Eagle’..complains bitterly about distribution: ‘About seven hundred readers have written in..asking where they can put their hands on one.’ 1972 L. Henderson Cage until Tame vii. 57 Right now he couldn't put his hands on a hundred quid. 1997 C. Carson Star Factory (1998) 178 I remember writing the quote on the blank side of a..requisition slip, but I cannot put my hand on it now. to put hand(s) to (also in, on) (ii) Scottish. to put hand(s) to (also in, on): to assault physically, do violence to; to kill, esp. (with oneself as object) to kill oneself, commit suicide. Now rare.to put violent hands on: see violent adj. 2b. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > treat violently [verb (transitive)] outragec1390 to do violence untoa1393 to lay violent hands on (or upon)a1428 to put hand(s) to (also in, on)1526 surprise1548 violate1584 violenta1661 bedevil1768 strong-arm1896 1526 Acts Parl. Scotl. (1814) II. 312/1 Waltir Scott,..with ane greite multitude of brokin men, lychtit in his hienes gaite,..tending to haue put handis to his persoune. a1560 W. Kennedy Passioun of Christ in J. A. W. Bennett Devotional Pieces (1955) 1017 O cruell Ded, so bald how durst thow be, To put handis in him that aucht the nocht. a1600 ( W. Stewart tr. H. Boece Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) 27568 So cruellie..For to put hand other in king or prince. 1644 S. Rutherford Lex, Rex xxxi. 330 It is no lesse unlawfull to threatten a King then to put hands on him. 1701 J. Brand Brief Descr. Orkney, Zetland 14 Upon which Belus.., despairing of life, put hand in himself, and became his own executioner. 1756 tr. G. Wishart Mem. J. Graham i. xvii. 154 By this means he expected, the enemy would be deterred from murdering their prisoners; and that they would not be so hardy as to put hand in them while an army was yet in the field. 1827 C. I. Johnstone Elizabeth de Bruce II. x. 244 O, the unhanged villain! put hand to himsel' without first satisfying to the last plack, principal and interest, me his lawfu' creditor! 1889 H. Johnston Chron. Glenbuckie vi. 65 Girtle..suspected his sister Girzie of ‘putting hand on them’. 1897 E. W. Hamilton Outlaws of Marches xviii You haena the spunk to put hand to yourself. < as lemmas |
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