To put the hand to or unto Meaning, Definition & Usage

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1. . (a) To take hold of, as of an instrument of labor; as, to put the hand to the plow; hence, to engage in (any task or affair); as, to put one's hand to the work. (b) To take or seize, as in theft . "He hath not put his hand unto his neighbor's goods." Ex. xxii. 11.