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barehanded

[ bair-han-did ]

adjective

  1. with hands uncovered:

    He caught the baseball barehanded.

  2. without tools, weapons, or other means:

    foolishly coming barehanded to the besieged city.



barehanded

/ ˌɛəˈæԻɪ /

adverb

  1. without weapons, tools, etc
  2. with hands uncovered
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of barehanded1

First recorded in 1400–50, barehanded is from the late Middle English word bare-handyd. See bare 1, handed
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Chapman charged, barehanded the ball on a do-or-die play and fired off balance across the diamond to first, where LaMonte Wade Jr. made a difficult pick of an in-between hop for the final out.

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Mr. Moore flattened his empty, barehanded, and high-fived the others.

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The two-time Gold Glove winner has been stellar at first base in the playoffs, including a barehanded grab after a hard-hit ball by Heim hit first base in Game 2.

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The ball was caught barehanded by a man in the second row.

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The pair spent two summers practicing to get the feat down right, including using a baseball glove to help Mr. Heinig learn to catch the ball barehanded eventually.

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