/ Dictionary / Index H hand-to-mouth: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: hand-to-mouth Pronunciation: (hand'tu-mouth'), [key] — adj. offering or providing the barest livelihood, sustenance, or support; meager; precarious: a hand-to-mouth existence. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: hand-to-mouth (Thesaurus) hand-to-hand hand tool Related Content Daily Word Quiz: procrastinate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language