HAND TOOL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hand tool mean? 

• HAND TOOL (noun)
  The noun HAND TOOL has 1 sense:

1. a tool used with workers' hands

  Familiarity information: HAND TOOL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HAND TOOL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tool used with workers' hands

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("hand tool" is a kind of...):

tool (an implement used in the practice of a vocation)

Meronyms (parts of "hand tool"):

grip; handgrip; handle; hold (the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hand tool"):

soldering iron (a hand tool with a heatable tip; used to melt and apply solder)

carpenter's plane; plane; woodworking plane (a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood)

pair of pliers; pliers; plyers (a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws)

auger; plumber's snake; snake (a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes)

plumber's helper; plunger (hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains)

ravehook (a hooked hand tool used to prepare the seams of a boat for oakum)

sandblaster (a tool that throws out a blast of steam laden with sand; used to clean or grind hard surfaces)

saw (hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting)

scraper (any of various hand tools for scraping)

screwdriver (a hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw)

shovel (a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle)

pitchfork (a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay)

spatula (a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances)

spreader (a hand tool for spreading something)

square (a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles)

straightedge (hand tool consisting of a flat rigid rectangular bar (metal or wood) that can be used to draw straight lines (or test their straightness))

tire iron; tire tool (hand tool consisting of a lever that is used to force the casing of a pneumatic tire onto a steel wheel)

trowel (a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials)

weed-whacker; weeder (a hand tool for removing weeds)

wire stripper (a hand tool used by electricians to remove insulation from the cut end of an insulated wire)

spanner; wrench (a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt)

hammer (a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking)

bevel; bevel square (a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size)

bill; billhook (a cutting tool with a sharp edge)

bodkin; threader (a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops)

bodkin (a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric)

crank; starter (a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle)

dibber; dibble (a wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in the ground for planting seeds or bulbs)

file (a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal)

float; plasterer's float (a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco)

graver; graving tool; pointel; pointrel (a tool used by an engraver)

gutter (a tool for gutting fish)

awl (a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes)

hand shovel (a shovel that is operated by hand)

marlinespike; marlingspike; marlinspike (a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing))

miter box; mitre box (hand tool for guiding handsaws in making crosscuts or miter joints)

opener (a hand tool used for opening sealed containers (bottles or cans))

pallet (a hand tool with a flat blade used by potters for mixing and shaping clay)

pestle (a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar)

pick (a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material)

pair of pincers; pair of tweezers; pincer; tweezer (a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping)

pipe cutter (a hand tool for cutting pipe)