two-handed
Requiring both palms
Two-handed describes something requiring or involving both hands: a two-handed sword, a two-handed backhand in tennis.
It can also mean designed for two people: a two-handed card game.
In theater, a two-handed play has only two actors.
The term sometimes suggests requiring extra effort or size: It was a two-handed job to lift the beam.
Two-handed medieval blade
- claymoreScottish great sword
- greatswordLarge two-handed blade
- bastard swordMedieval blade, flexible grip
- halberdAxe-headed infantry pike
quarterstaff · polearm · battleaxe · glaive · maul · broadsword · katana · sledgehammer
Involving both hands
- graspSeize or understand
- holdMaintain in grasp
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- claspSecuring device that clicks
wielding · control · purchase · steadying · bracing · anchoring · stabilizing · overhand
Support or aid given
- helpingSingle portion given
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- jointShared by multiple parties
- combinedMerged into one
coordinated · shared · teamwork · partnership · mutual · passing · handoff · relay
Awkward to manipulate
- bulkyLarge and awkward to handle
- heavyOf great mass
- awkwardLacking grace or ease
- clunkyAwkward and cumbersome
oversized · unmanageable · ponderous · lumbering · weighty · burdensome · encumbering · restrictive
Maximal barbell competition sport
- deadliftGround-to-hip barbell raise
- weightliftingSport of hoisting barbells
- overhead pressStanding shoulder exercise
- bench pressSupine barbell lift
barbell · kettlebell · rowing · pull-up · muscle · force · power · exertion
longsword
Two-handed medieval blade
- claymoreScottish great sword
- greatswordLarge two-handed blade
- bastard swordMedieval blade, flexible grip
halberd · quarterstaff · polearm · battleaxe · glaive · maul · broadsword · katana · sledgehammer · greataxe
bimanual
Involving both hands
clasp · wielding · control · purchase · steadying · bracing · anchoring · stabilizing · overhand · underhand
assistance
Support or aid given
combined · coordinated · shared · teamwork · partnership · mutual · passing · handoff · relay · buddy system
unwieldy
Awkward to manipulate
clunky · oversized · unmanageable · ponderous · lumbering · weighty · burdensome · encumbering · restrictive
powerlifting
Maximal barbell competition sport
- deadliftGround-to-hip barbell raise
- weightliftingSport of hoisting barbells
- overhead pressStanding shoulder exercise
bench press · barbell · kettlebell · rowing · pull-up · muscle · force · power · exertion · heaving
swordplay
Art of fighting with blades
dueling · parrying · blocking · striking · swinging · slashing · thrusting · cleaving · guard stance · riposte
- ___-handed wordsbackhanded, offhanded, underhanded, ambidextrous
- swordplayfencer, swordsman, sword fighting, swordsmanship, parry
- bowling techniqueshook, curve ball, cranker, stroker, tweener
- weapon traitsaccuracy, damage, range, recoil, durability
- brain lateralitylaterality, handedness, brain lateralization, left-handedness, right-handedness
- RPG statsstrength, dexterity, intelligence, charisma, constitution
two-handedone-handed
Done with one limb
single-handed · hands-free · short sword · ambidextrous · dagger
hand, two, twin, handle, handed, two-hander, single-handed, single-handedly, twain