two-handed

adjective

two-hand·​ed ˈtü-ˈhan-dəd How to pronounce two-handed (audio)
1
: used with both hands
a two-handed sword
2
: requiring two persons
a two-handed saw
3
a
: having two hands
b
: efficient with either hand
4
archaic : stout, strong

Examples of two-handed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Corbett then sliced through two defenders, met two more at the rim and somehow pulled both arms back with his upper body arched to avoid contact and got off a two-handed shot. Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024 Unlike Edvard Munch’s epic, open-mouthed, two-handed wail, the faces in Johnson’s art are tranquil and composed, not emotional. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024 The climb to her apartment seems agonizing - a series of breathless steps, aided with the two-handed grip of a rail. Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024 James had another baseline drive for a high-flying two-handed jam and also fed Davis for an alley-oop dunk. Steve Reed, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2024 His rim-rattling two-handed slam dunks drew the loudest cheers, but McKnight’s biggest impact came on the defensive side of the ball Thursday night, where the center put a picket fence around the rim in YV’s 67-54 victory over Benicia. Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2024 Atlas does a heavy two-handed lift of a strut from a vertical position on a pallet, walks it over to a shelf, and carefully slides it into place. Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2024 The senior guard threw down a two-handed alley-oop slam that capped off an 8-0 run to extend Ygnacio Valley’s lead to 62-54. Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2024 The trailer shows Indy dispatching foes with whips, fists, and trickery but also straight-up plugging them with a revolver and two-handed machine gun. Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 18 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of two-handed was in the 15th century

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“Two-handed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two-handed. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

two-handed

adjective
two-hand·​ed
ˈtü-ˈhan-dəd
1
: used with both hands
a two-handed sword
2
: requiring two persons
a two-handed saw
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