hand-operated
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- adjective
- /hænd ˈɒpəreɪtɪd/
:
manual
- The mechanic preferred using a hand-operated tool for precision in his repairs.
- hand-operated pump
Examples
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The old windmills pump water in surges, just like a hand-operated water pump.
Academic text (1994) -
An outdoor pump, hand-operated, provides drinking and washing water for pupils.
Academic text (1996) -
Small example: I have a nice hand-operated coffee mill/grinder.
Blog text (23) -
Although the refugees can still get water from hand-operated pumps on other boreholes, accessing them requires walking further distances and physical labor to prime the pump.
Academic text (2015) -
The gardener used a hand-operated tiller to prepare the soil for planting.
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For camping trips, it's convenient to have a hand-operated water pump for clean drinking water.
Synonyms
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Done by hand rather than by a machine
Needing a person to operate it by hand
Antonyms
How Manual
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Surface Forms
Morphology
hand-operated = operated (transparent) = hand + operate + ed
The word is formed by adding the prefix 'hand-' to 'operated' (operate + -ed), so it clearly means 'operated by hand'.
Etymology
The word hand-operated combines hand, the body part you use to hold and move things, and operate, which means 'to work' or 'to control' something. A helpful image is a coffee grinder you turn with your hand: it 'works with your hands' instead of running automatically, so you control it directly.