cold hand

noun

Used in reference to a player who fails to make successful shots in a game.

Opposite
hot hand
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Meanings

nouncold hand (uncountable)
  1. idiomaticuncountableball gamesUsed in reference to a player who fails to make successful shots in a game.
    1 more example

    Anthony’s performance was all the more glaring as he frequently found himself isolated on the wing or elbow, trying to break down Oklahoma City’s defense but finding himself caught in a forest of burly Thunder big men or clanging shots off the rim. / At times, the Knicks’ offense looked short-circuited. Anthony, despite his cold hand, kept shooting.

    2016 November 28, Mike Vorkunov, “Despite Flash of Rose’s Prime, Knicks Are Dazed by Westbrook and Thunder”, in The New York Times

    Antonyms: hot hand

Synonyms & antonyms

nounUsed in reference to a player who fails to make successful shots in a game.

Opposite
hot hand
Cite this entry
APA

cold hand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20hand

MLA

“cold hand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20hand. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cold hand,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20hand.

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