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

Recent Examples on the Web The Apprentice is a riveting if familiar account of Donald Trump's years spent at Roy Cohn's knee Stan, in response, simply threw his hands up in the air and laughed. EW.com, 26 Sep. 2024 Passers-by trigger the surface to light an eerie blue while a silhouette materializes, dragging its hands up and down. Nora Colomer, Fox News, 13 Sep. 2024 Entrepreneurs don’t tend to wait around for a hand up, but that’s not to say there aren’t things the Government can do to make their lives easier – from ensuring taxes remain competitive, to strengthening infrastructure, to keeping Britain open to the world. Philip Salter, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024 Side bends Put your right hand up in the air and lean to the left, then switch sides with your left hand up in the air and leaning to the right. Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 3 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hand up 

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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 22 Oct. 2024.

Legal Definition

hand up

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