hand tool

noun

A tool powered by human muscular action rather than a motor or engine.

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Meanings

nounhand tool (plural hand tools)

plural hand tools

  1. A tool powered by human muscular action rather than a motor or engine.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 手工具
  • 手工具 (shǒugōngjù)tool powered by human muscular action
Dutch handgereedschap
  • handgereedschaptool powered by human muscular action
Estonian käsitööriist
  • käsitööriisttool powered by human muscular action
Finnish käsityökalu
  • käsityökalutool powered by human muscular action
French outil à main
  • outil à maintool powered by human muscular action
German Handwerkzeug
  • Handwerkzeugtool powered by human muscular action
Hebrew כְּלִי יָד
  • כְּלִי יָד (kli yad)tool powered by human muscular action
Japanese 手工具
  • 手工具 (tekōgu)tool powered by human muscular action
Polish narzędzie ręczne
  • narzędzie ręcznetool powered by human muscular action
Portuguese ferramenta manual
  • ferramenta manualtool powered by human muscular action
Romanian sculă manuală, sculă de mână
  • sculă manualătool powered by human muscular action
  • sculă de mânătool powered by human muscular action
Russian ручно́й инструме́нт
  • ручно́й инструме́нт (ručnój instrumént)tool powered by human muscular action
Spanish herramienta manual, herramienta de mano
  • herramienta manualtool powered by human muscular action
  • herramienta de manotool powered by human muscular action
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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