hand up

verb

handed up; handing up; hands up

transitive verb

of a jury
: to deliver (an indictment) to a judge or higher judicial authority

Examples of hand up in a Sentence

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Press your right hand into the floor and lift the left hand up. Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 27 Mar. 2025 This might look like placing your feet firmly on the ground or running your hands up your arm. Dr. Kyle Elliott, Mpa, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025 On the March 26 episode of Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney, Luenell, 66, ran her hand up the Saturday Night Live alum’s leg during a blindfolded segment. Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025 For the first time, my sense is that Manfred takes the competitive imbalance issue seriously and would like to fix it before more fans in more markets join disgruntled Marlins fans and throw their hands up and lose interest. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hand up

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hand up was in 1970

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“Hand up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20up. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

Legal Definition

hand up

transitive verb
: to deliver (an indictment) to a judge or higher judicial authority
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