Added 9 October 2026 hand-to-hand adjective Categories: Describing WordsObscure Words adjective ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about hand-to-hand at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Close together, within arm's reach. (Can we add an example for this sense?) Especially, describing fighting (armed or unarmed) done within reach rather than at range. soldiers trained in hand-to-hand combat Related Words: closemano-a-manoclosehandedhand-in-glovehandedface-to-facenose-to-nosefullhandedhand-tightloose-handed Back to today's word