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HANDS-ON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hands-on mean?
• HANDS-ON (adjective)
The adjective HANDS-ON has 1 sense:
1. involving active participation
Familiarity information: HANDS-ON used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Involving active participation
Context example:
hands-on operations
Similar:
active (disposed to take action or effectuate change)
Context examples
The focus is not on course work but on hands-on meritorious research.
(Academic Research Enhancement Awards (Area), NCI Thesaurus)
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