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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Coffey seemed to exaggerate it, throwing her hands up while going down. Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2025 Crossing the line Del Toro lets out a scream, throwing his hands up in celebration. Nathaniel Parish Flannery, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025 Weinstein put his hand up her skirt to her thigh and asked her for a kiss. Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025 An officious woman talked on the phone and held her hand up as a sign for Rosemary to wait. Susannah Cahalan, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 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 21 May. 2025.

Legal Definition

hand up

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