freehand

See also: free-hand and free hand

English

Etymology

From free +‎ hand.

Adjective

freehand (not comparable)

1. Drawn using the hand without any helping device.

Translations

Translations

Finnish: vapaalla kädellä piirretty Galician: a man alzada German: Freihand- Hindi: मुक्तहस्त (hi) (mukthast) Italian: a mano libera Polish: odręczny (pl) Spanish: a mano alzada (es), a pulso

Adverb

freehand (not comparable)

1. Using the hand without any helping device.
   • 2022, Lindsey Fitzharris, The Facemaker, page 149:

     The grafts were cut freehand with a large knife, which made it difficult to standardize the thickness, in spite of instruments created especially for the purpose.

Translations

Translations

Galician: a pulso

Verb

freehand (third-person singular simple present freehands, present participle freehanding, simple past and past participle freehanded)

1. To conduct a procedure involving use of the hands without any helping device or guide.