hands off

== English == === Alternative forms === hands-off (adjective) === Pronunciation === === Interjection === hands off! (informal) Refrain from touching; refrain from initiating any physical contact. (nautical, historical) Cut off a hand: decreed by old admiralty law as punishment for pulling a knife during a fight with a shipmate. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === hands off (comparative more hands off, superlative most hands off) Tending not to interfere with the decisions and actions of other people (employees, subjects, etc.). Antonym: hands-on ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Verb === hands off third-person singular simple present indicative of hand off === Anagrams === hand-offs, handoffs