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HANDS-DOWN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hands-down mean?
• HANDS-DOWN (adjective)
The adjective HANDS-DOWN has 1 sense:
1. achieved without great effort
Familiarity information: HANDS-DOWN used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Achieved without great effort
Context example:
a hands-down victory
Similar:
easy (posing no difficulty; requiring little effort)
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